handiwork

[han-dee-wurk] Origin

hand·i·work

[han-dee-wurk]
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.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English handiwerk, Old English handgeweorc, variant of handweorc (cognate with German Handwerk). See hand, y-, work
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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handiwork (ˈhændɪˌwɜːk)
 
n
1.  work performed or produced by hand, such as embroidery or pottery
2.  the result of the action or endeavours of a person or thing
 
[Old English handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc, from ge- (collective prefix) + weorcwork]

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handiwork
c.1175, from O.E. handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc, collective form of weorc "work."
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