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handiwork

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hand·i·work  (hnd-wûrk)
n.
1. Work performed by hand.
2. The product of a person's efforts and actions.

[Middle English handiwerk, from Old English handgeweorc : hand, hand + geweorc, work (ge-, collective pref.; see kom in Indo-European roots + weorc, work; see work).]

handiwork
Noun
1. the result of someone's work or activity
2. work produced by hand
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.handiworkhandiwork - a work produced by hand labor
piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"

handiwork
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Spanish handiwork [ˈhændɪwəːk] nmanualidad(es) f(pl);
(fig) → obra;
this looks like his handiwork (pej) → es obra de él, parece

French handiwork [ˈhændɪwəːk] nouvrage m;
this looks like his handiwork (pej) → ça a tout l'air d'être son œuvre

German handiwork [ˈhændɪwəːk] nArbeit f;
this looks like his handiwork (pej) (pej) → das sieht nach seiner Arbeit aus

Italian handiwork [ˈhændɪwəːk] nlavorazione f a mano;
this looks like his handiwork (pej) → qui c'è il suo zampino

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By degrees, not very slowly, her handiwork became what would now be termed the fashion.
When the baby had been put to rights and transformed into a firm doll, Lizaveta Petrovna dandled it as though proud of her handiwork, and stood a little away so that Levin might see his son in all his glory.
His tobacco pouch, which he laid upon the table, was a fantastic embroidered silk affair, evidently the handiwork of a woman.
 
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