workmanship
English
Etymology
From Middle English werkmanschipe, equivalent to workman + -ship.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɜːk.mən.ʃɪp/
Noun
workmanship (countable and uncountable, plural workmanships)
- The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
- The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
- 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
- Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.
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Synonyms
Translations
the skill of an artisan or craftsman
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