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brightwork definition

bright·work (brīt′wʉrk′)

noun

unpainted metal trim or fittings, as on ships, kept bright by polishing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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