Hypertext Webster Gateway: "workmanship"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Workmanship \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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

workmanship
n : skill in an occupation or trade [syn: {craft}, {craftsmanship}]


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