handiwork
nounUK /ˈhændiˌwɜːk/ · US /ˈhændiˌwɝk/
Etymology From Middle English hondywerk, handiwerc, from Old English handġeweorc (“work done by hand, creation”), from hand (“hand”) + ġeweorc (“work”). Equivalent to hand + work, though it may now be reinterpreted as handy (“skilful”) + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Hondwierk, Dutch handwerk, German Handwerk.
1
Usually Work done by the hands.
2
Usually A handmade object; a handicraft.
- The Museum of Popular Arts showcases Portugal's finest handiworks.
3
Usually Work done personally.
- The street names are the handiwork of city planners.
- The firmament showeth his handiwork.1901, Bible (American Standard) - Psalms 19:1
4
Usually The result of personal efforts.
- Brunel's associations with the area have left a few examples of his handiwork or teaching in South Wales.1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 163:
- 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.2004 Fall, Laurence Claus, “The Antidiscrimination Eighth Amendment”, in Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, volume 28, number 1, pages 119–168:
- Synonyms
- handwork