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metalwork Definition

metal·work (met'l wʉrk′)

noun

  1. things made of metal
  2. metalworking

metalwork Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • forge: The forged metalwork is by Alan Evans who works in Gloucestershire and continues the tradition of British artist blacksmiths.
  • expose: At the research apparatus end, all exposed metalwork should be securely bonded to earth.
  • earth: Lower voltages may be necessary when working in close contact with earthed metalwork.
  • produce: They are excellent craftsmen and produce suberb metalwork and jewelry.
  • include: The metalwork for the balcony was welded together from scraps salvaged by Danny, including metalwork that once held the old cinema screen up.

Adjective modifier

  • decorative: One of his most striking projects was the decorative metalwork he made for the Albert Memorial in London.
  • architectural: Formed in 1990 Boundary Metal Ltd. are specialists in high quality architectural metalwork.
  • contemporary: Miscellaneous Items - Pieces of contemporary metalwork, tile and ceramics were also found among the soil removed from the trenches.
  • fine: One area might have hill-forts and little fine metalwork, while the neighboring region had the exact opposite.
  • other: The other metalwork to have suffered badly were the door pillars in the small saloon.
  • precious: A major offering of precious metalwork would be completely comprehensible as a response to the crisis of Roman desecration.

Modifies a noun

  • collection: The metalwork collection in the V&A contains figures of Christ separated from their original context.
  • teacher: Still, we could all have had a stab along the lines of my metalwork teacher!
  • room: I used to frequent the metalwork room most of the time.
  • shop: Latterly used for the machining and sheet metalwork shops.
  • design: He completed work on the metalwork Design entries for the forthcoming catalog of drawings at Waddesdon Manor.
  • hoard: This signal proved to be a large Late Bronze Age metalwork hoard, which the finder then excavated.

Noun used with modifier

  • bronze: An uncommon and exciting discovery was that of a small hoard of bronze metalwork comprising a decorated bracelet and two axes.
  • sheet: There was also a heavy mech workshop in the basement, where they did welding and sheet metalwork, among other things.
  • custom: We can fit acoustic foam and custom metalwork, to create ducts which guide the air around the case.