millworkn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪlwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈmɪlˌwərk/

Forms: see mill n.¹ and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mill n.¹, work n.

Etymology: < mill n.¹ + work n. Compare Dutch molenwerk, Middle Low German mȫlenwerk, Middle High German mülwerc (German Mühlwerk, Mühlenwerk), Old Swedish mölluvärk.

1. Machinery used in a mill or factory; the designing or erection of such machinery.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun]

millc1425

millwork1799

molendinary1821

1651 Boyds of Penkill Family Papers (MS) No. 35 5 May The inhabitantis of the ground therof to answer to myln and myln-werk.

1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 94 It [sc. the tulip-tree] is reckon'd very lasting; especially, under Ground, for Mill-Work.

1770 G. Washington Diary (1925) I. 381 Ball and his People went about 12 oclock to Framing the Mill Work.

1799 Hull Advert. 29 June 2/2 A colour manufactory..together with the mill-work and several utensils.

1814 R. Buchanan (title) Practical essays on mill work.

1883 Manufacturer & Builder Mar. 52/3 His extensive facilities also enables [sic] him to furnish engines, mill-work and general machinery.

1992 Sci. Amer. Jan. 150/1 Such millwork was always..expensive, dripping with oil, dangerous.

2. North American. Joinery. Wood which has been planed and finished at a sawmill prior to sale; esp. such wood used in making window and door frames.

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1865 Sci. Amer. 30 Sept. 220/2 The subscriber is prepared to furnish..the Riadon Self-acting Circular Sawing Machines, of all sizes, the best in use for cutting logs into all sizes of lumber. Also, all kinds of mill work.

1891 Northwestern Lumberman 12 Dec. 37 (advt.) Radford Sash and Door Co... We make estimates on all kinds of Mill Work.

1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 69/3 (advt.) We furnish lumber, millwork and other materials, shipped direct from our mills, with complete plans.

1946 Sun (Baltimore) 7 Oct. 2/5 Pieces of millwork from pine stock go up 3.9 per cent, effective tomorrow... The National Housing Administration regards higher prices necessary to assure a continued flow of millwork.

1991 Canad. House & Home Dec. 51 (caption) This new entertaining sunroom is rich and romantic in feel, with an evocative mix of wood millwork, marble, mirror and stone floors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	millwork
释义	millworkn. Brit. /ˈmɪlwəːk/, U.S. /ˈmɪlˌwərk/ Forms: see mill n.¹ and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mill n.¹, work n. Etymology: < mill n.¹ + work n. Compare Dutch molenwerk, Middle Low German mȫlenwerk, Middle High German mülwerc (German Mühlwerk, Mühlenwerk), Old Swedish mölluvärk. 1. Machinery used in a mill or factory; the designing or erection of such machinery. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mills > [noun] millc1425 millwork1799 molendinary1821 1651 Boyds of Penkill Family Papers (MS) No. 35 5 May The inhabitantis of the ground therof to answer to myln and myln-werk. 1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 94 It [sc. the tulip-tree] is reckon'd very lasting; especially, under Ground, for Mill-Work. 1770 G. Washington Diary (1925) I. 381 Ball and his People went about 12 oclock to Framing the Mill Work. 1799 Hull Advert. 29 June 2/2 A colour manufactory..together with the mill-work and several utensils. 1814 R. Buchanan (title) Practical essays on mill work. 1883 Manufacturer & Builder Mar. 52/3 His extensive facilities also enables [sic] him to furnish engines, mill-work and general machinery. 1992 Sci. Amer. Jan. 150/1 Such millwork was always..expensive, dripping with oil, dangerous. 2. North American. Joinery. Wood which has been planed and finished at a sawmill prior to sale; esp. such wood used in making window and door frames. ΚΠ 1865 Sci. Amer. 30 Sept. 220/2 The subscriber is prepared to furnish..the Riadon Self-acting Circular Sawing Machines, of all sizes, the best in use for cutting logs into all sizes of lumber. Also, all kinds of mill work. 1891 Northwestern Lumberman 12 Dec. 37 (advt.) Radford Sash and Door Co... We make estimates on all kinds of Mill Work. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 69/3 (advt.) We furnish lumber, millwork and other materials, shipped direct from our mills, with complete plans. 1946 Sun (Baltimore) 7 Oct. 2/5 Pieces of millwork from pine stock go up 3.9 per cent, effective tomorrow... The National Housing Administration regards higher prices necessary to assure a continued flow of millwork. 1991 Canad. House & Home Dec. 51 (caption) This new entertaining sunroom is rich and romantic in feel, with an evocative mix of wood millwork, marble, mirror and stone floors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1651
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