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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:
bef. 1000; ME handiwerk, OE handgeweorc, var. of handweorc (c. G Handwerk). See hand, y-, work
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hand·i·work   (hān'dē-wûrk')   
n.  
  1. Work performed by hand.

  2. The product of a person's efforts and actions.


[Middle English handiwerk, from Old English handgeweorc : hand, hand + geweorc, work (ge-, collective pref.; see kom in Indo-European roots + weorc, work; see work).]
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