millwork

[mil-wurk] Origin

mill·work

[mil-wurk]
noun
1.
ready-made carpentry work from a mill.
2.
work done in a mill.
3.
profiled or finished woodwork, as moldings or lattices.
Also, mill work.


Origin:
1760–70; mill1 + work
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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millwork (ˈmɪlˌwɜːk)
 
n
work done in a mill

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millwork
1770, from mill (n.1) + work (n.).
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