Chiefly with of or possessive adjective. The product of the purposive labour or operation of a specified person or other agent; things made…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > work > product of work > [noun] (34) workeOE Chiefly with of or possessive adjective. The product of the purposive labour or operation of a specified person or other agent; things made… workingc1350 The action or an act of doing work or labour (in later use esp. as one's paid employment). Formerly also: †a piece of work that is done; a task (obs… notea1400 Handiwork of a specified kind. Obsolete. piece of work1473 A product of work; something produced or manufactured, esp. a work of art or literature. overage1474 A piece of workmanship; a work. workmanship1523 A thing created or produced by a workman, craftsman or craftswoman, etc.; (in later use chiefly as a mass noun) the product of (skilled) labour or… piece1604 The product or result of an art, craft, etc. Cf. sense 1c. An artefact; a work of art; a production; a contrivance. See also masterpiece, n. 1a. opificec1616 The doing or making of something; construction, workmanship. Also: the thing made or constructed. jobbie1950 A manufactured or constructed object or thing, usually of a type specified by a preceding word. Cf. job, n.2 8. Subcategories:— subsidiary (3) — wonderful or splendid (2) — ancient or prehistoric (2) — done by hand (8) — formed in a mould or press (3) — accomplished by toil (3) — done purely for private benefit (1) — other spec. (3) |
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