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bridgework

[ brij-wurk ]

noun

  1. Dentistry.
    1. a dental bridge.
    2. dental bridges bridge collectively.
    3. any of several different types of dental bridges. bridge.
  2. Civil Engineering. the art or process of bridge building.


bridgework

/ ˈbrɪdʒˌwɜːk /

noun

    1. a partial denture attached to the surrounding teeth See bridge 1
    2. the technique of making such appliances
  1. the process or occupation of constructing bridges


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bridgework1

First recorded in 1880–85; bridge 1 + work

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Example Sentences

This tooth is a key tooth which anchored my upper bridgework .

A number of examples of bridgework have been found in the old Etruscan tombs.

No book has, so far as the author is aware, been written upon that aspect of bridgework to be treated in the following pages.

It was a striking example of bridgework, very well done, and may now be seen in the Louvre.

We knew it was him because the doctor identified the bridgework in his mouth.

We knew who it was because the doctor identified the bridgework in his mouth.

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