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Beadwork :: Beadwork (n.) Ornamental work in beads.

Windlass :: Windlass (v. i.) To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.

Presswork :: Presswork (n.) The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done..

Prodromus :: Prodromus (n.) A preliminary course or publication; -- used esp. in the titles of elementary works.

Metallurgist :: Metallurgist (n.) One who works in metals, or prepares them for use; one who is skilled in metallurgy..

Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.

Purfile :: Purfile (n.) A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; -- called also bobbinwork.

Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc..

Boss :: Boss (n.) A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus..

Kilogrammetre :: Kilogrammetre (n.) A measure of energy or work done, being the amount expended in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in the latitude of Paris..

Mole :: Mole (n.) A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself..

Chare :: Chare (v. t.) To work or hew, as stone..

Stainless :: Stainer (n.) A workman who stains; as, a stainer of wood..

Interest :: Interest (n.) To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work..

Jar :: "Jar (n.) In deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down by impact and is jerked loose when jammed..

Workroom :: Workroom (n.) Any room or apartment used especially for labor.

Supererogation :: Supererogate (v. i.) To do more than duty requires; to perform works of supererogation; to atone (for a dificiency in another) by means of a surplus action or quality.

Patera :: Patera (n.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like..

Vocation :: Vocation (n.) A call to special religious work, as to the ministry..

Cribbing :: Cribbing (n.) A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water, etc..

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