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noun
1.
work done by hand.
2.
the characteristic quality of a particular doer or maker: In all of Mozart's music we discover the handiwork of a genius.
3.
the result of work done by hand: woven mats and other handiwork.
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Handiwork
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Word Origin & History
handiwork
c.1175, from O.E. handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc, collective form of weorc "work."
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