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workmanship

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work·man·ship  (wûrkmn-shp)
n.
1. The skill of a craftsperson or artisan.
2. The quality of something made, as by an artisan: a silver tray of excellent workmanship.
3. Something made or produced by a workman.
4. The product of effort or endeavor.

workmanship
Noun
the degree of skill with which an object is made: shoddy workmanship
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.workmanshipworkmanship - skill in an occupation or trade      
acquirement, skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition - an ability that has been acquired by training
housecraft - skill in domestic management
priestcraft - the skills involved in the work of a priest
stagecraft - skill in writing or staging plays
tradecraft - skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage; "instructional designers are trained in something that might be called tradecraft"; "the CIA chief of station accepted responsibility for his agents' failures of tradecraft"
watercraft - skill in the management of boats
woodcraft - skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood

workmanship
Translations
workmanship [ˈwəːkmənʃɪp] n (= art) → hechura (= skill); habilidad f
workmanship [ˈwəːkmənʃɪp] nmétier m, habileté f; facture f
workmanship [ˈwəːkmənʃɪp] work nArbeitsqualität f
workmanship [ˈwəːkmənʃɪp] n [of worker] → abilità; [of thing] → fattura


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Having travelled some days, we were met by the King's brother, to whom, by the advice of Chec Furt, whose intent in following us was to squeeze all he could from us; we presented some pieces of Chinese workmanship, such as cases of boxes, a standish, and some earthenware, together with several pieces of painted calico, which were so much more agreeable, that he desired some other pieces instead of our Chinese curiosities; we willingly made the exchange.
What proportion of the cost does the workmanship form?
In the girdle was a long dagger of beautiful workmanship.
 
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