
Meaning of WORKMANSHIP
Pronunciation: | | 'wurkmun`ship
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | |
[n] skill in an occupation or trade |
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WORKMANSHIP is a 11 letter word that starts with W. |
| Synonyms: | | craft, craftsmanship |
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| See Also: | | accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment, housecraft, priestcraft, skill, stagecraft, tradecraft, watercraft, woodcraft | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Work"man*ship\, n.
1. The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of
making anything.
Due reward For her praiseworthy workmanship to
yield. --Spenser.
Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown . . .
Where most may wonder at the workmanship. --Milton.
2. That which is effected, made, or produced; manufacture,
something made by manual labor.
Not any skilled in workmanship embossed. --Spenser.
By how much Adam exceeded all men in perfection, by
being the immediate workmanship of God. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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