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Webster 1913 Edition


Handiwork

Hand′i-workˊ

(-ĭ-wûrkˊ)
,
Noun.
[OE.
handiwerc
, AS.
handgeweorc
;
hand
hand +
geweorc
work; prefix
ge-
+
weorc
. See
Work
.]
Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally.
The firmament showeth his
handiwork
.
Ps. xix. 1.

Webster 1828 Edition


Handiwork

HAND'IWORK

,
Noun.
[for hand-work.] Work of the hands; product of manual labor; manufacture.
1.
Work performed by power and wisdom. Ps.19.

Definition 2024


handiwork

handiwork

English

Noun

handiwork (usually uncountable, plural handiworks)

  1. Work done by the hands.
    The Museum of Popular Arts showcases Portugal's finest handiworks.
  2. Work done personally.
    • (Can we date this quote?) - Psalms 19:1
      The firmament showeth his handiwork.
  3. The result of personal efforts.
    • 2004 Fall, Laurence Claus, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, volume 28, number 1, page 119-168:
      As a primary architect of the draft Constitution that emerged from Philadelphia in 1787, Madison substantially bore the burden of defending his handiwork in his home state.

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