work·man·ship

[wurk-muhn-ship]
noun
1.
the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
2.
the quality or mode of execution, as of a thing made.
3.
the product or result of labor and skill; work executed.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English werkmanschipe. See workman, -ship

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workmanship (ˈwɜːkmənʃɪp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the art or skill of a workman
2.  the art or skill with which something is made or executed
3.  the degree of art or skill exhibited in the finished product
4.  the piece of work so produced

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Example sentences
These pants are well tailored with top quality workmanship and materials.
There's a level of workmanship you don't see in new houses.
It had a small but skilled workforce proud of their workmanship.
The workmanship has to be pretty shoddy for the gold to be worth less as
  jewelry than melted down.
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