handiwork

UK: /ˈhændiwɜː^rk/ US: /ˈhændiˌwɝk/ ,(han′dē wûrk′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

hand•i•work /ˈhændiˌwɜrk/   n. [uncountable]

1. work done by hand.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

hand•i•work  (han′dē wûrk′), n. 

1. work done by hand.
2. the characteristic quality of a particular doer or maker:
   In all of Mozart's music we discover the handiwork of a genius.
3. the result of work done by hand:
   woven mats and other handiwork.

• Middle English handiwerk, Old English handgeweorc, variant of handweorc (cognate with German Handwerk). See hand, y-, work bef. 1000

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handiwork / ˈhændɪˌwɜːk/ noun

1. work performed or produced by hand, such as embroidery or pottery
2. the result of the action or endeavours of a person or thing

Etymology: Old English handgeweorc, from hand + geweorc, from ge- (collective prefix) + weorc work