woodwork

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the wooden parts or fittings of a building, such as doors, frames, and trim

   The impact splintered the woodwork around the door jamb.

2. 2
   noun

   the craft or activity of making objects from wood

   He learned woodwork by building a small cabinet.

From Middle English wodewerk, a compound of wood + work. It has long referred both to things constructed from wood and to the craft of making them. In buildings, woodwork commonly means fixed wooden elements such as frames, moldings, and doors.

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