metalwork

/ˌmɛdlˈwʌrk/
/ˈmɛtəlwək/
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Other forms: metalworks

Definitions of metalwork
  1. noun
    the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner
    synonyms: metalworking
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    type of:
    formation, shaping
    the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
  2. noun
    the metal parts of something
    “there were bullet holes in the metalwork”
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    type of:
    piece of work, work
    a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
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