"metalwork" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metalworks [plural]
Etymology: metal + work Etymology templates: {{compound|en|metal|work}} metal + work Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} metalwork (countable and uncountable, plural metalworks)
  1. Objects made of metal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-metalwork-en-noun-f4BtV6i3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -work Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -work: 78 22
  2. The act of shaping metal, metalworking. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-metalwork-en-noun-cUNrbt17

Inflected forms

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