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millwork

millwork

1 7.0
Wood parts like doors and moldings that a workshop makes before they go into a building
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪlˌwɜrk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : trabajo de carpintería
  • The custom millwork in their new home included beautifully carved doors and trim.

Like I've never seen custom millwork like Gray.

Examples

  • To support himself and his family after he was fired from his government position, Mr. Tavakkoli established a small millwork carpentry shop in the city of Gonbad.

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  • As early as five years old, I envied the Branagh-built home of my kindergarten best friend, with its formal entertaining rooms and extensive millwork and dental molding.

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  • Do you need to match a millwork profile in a historic restoration or home addition?

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  • So I really appreciate that extra mile that architectural millwork went in satisfying this customer.

  • Like I've never seen custom millwork like Gray.

  • Mid-Cape Home Centers' Custom Millwork Shop in South Dennis can meet your needs.

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  • Our Custom Millwork Supervisor, Kevin Brown, has over 40 years of experience at Mid-Cape.

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  • "And there already is a market for the larger timbers for use in timber framing, flooring, and millwork."

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  • This, along with our array of stock materials, Williams & Hussey, and Wadkins 6-head moulder, allows us to create a wide variety of custom millwork every day for delivery or pick-up.

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  • According to Wikipedia, millwork is any woodmill-produced building construction interior finish components such as doors, window casing, baseboard, mantels, and crown mouldings.

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Synonyms

woodwork
vsmillwork
4 3.3

Wooden parts inside a building, like staircases or doors

comes pre-made and finished off site before installation

Surface Forms

millwork singular
millworks plural

Morphology

millwork = mill + work (transparent) = mill + work

The meaning is directly the product or work produced in a mill, so learners can derive it from 'mill' + 'work'.

Etymology

The word millwork is made of mill and work. A mill is a place with machines that shape wood and work means 'things made', so millwork is the wood pieces like doors, moldings, or trim that are made or finished in a mill instead of at the building site.