bodyworkn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒdɪwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈbɑdiˌwərk/

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

Etymology: < body n. + work n.

1. The outer shell of a vehicle; spec. the external metal surfaces of a motor vehicle. Cf. body n. 6a and coachwork n. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > body or bodywork

auto body1904

bodywork1908

skin1921

shell1937

1837 W. B. Adams Eng. Pleasure Carriages x. 145 When the plank is dry, the softer portions are set apart for body work, and the tougher for carriage work.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 19 Mar. 4/1 A large number of chassis..fitted with every class of bodywork.

1963 Times 14 May 7/3 The bodywork is virtually as good as new after years of operation.

2004 H. Strachan Make a Skyf, Man! iii. 31 We there chance upon a suave black dude leaning on the bodywork of a glitzy new Jaguar and scrutinising the bodywork of passing Swazi crumpet.

2. Any of various alternative therapies based on manipulation or massage of the body, and frequently used to complement psychological therapy; such therapies collectively.

ΚΠ

1970 Energy & Char. (Abbotsbury) May 75 Dr Redfearn first enlarged the scope of his therapy to include direct body-work, in the case of a woman of 60... [He] decided to supplement his therapy of this patient..by means of a gentle massage of the most rigid areas of the body.

1988 R. Tisserand Aromatherapy for Everyone (1990) v. 141 He had received psychiatric treatment for his asthma in 1970, but had never had any previous bodywork therapy.

1994 Nat. Health Nov.–Dec. 96/3 The broad heading of bodywork includes numerous hands-on therapies. They are designed, variously, to stimulate the nervous and lymphatic systems, to stretch and relax muscles, and to improve circulation.

Derivatives

ˈbodyworker n. (a) a person who constructs or repairs vehicle bodywork; (b) a practitioner of bodywork therapy.

ΚΠ

1954 Times 4 Oct. 12/4 Motor bodyworker and welder.

1978 Quest Summer 21/2 In this country, laying on of hands, familiar to first-world cultures and old-fashioned healers, is now being used by white, middle-class bodyworkers.

1990 Northern Ont. Business (Nexis) 1 Aug. 42 Thunder Bay dealership had to contend with a strike by the local mechanics and bodyworkers unions.

2002 Massage & Bodywork June–July 22/3 Bodyworkers are trained in the art and science of touch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bodywork
释义	bodyworkn. Brit. /ˈbɒdɪwəːk/, U.S. /ˈbɑdiˌwərk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: body n., work n. Etymology: < body n. + work n. 1. The outer shell of a vehicle; spec. the external metal surfaces of a motor vehicle. Cf. body n. 6a and coachwork n. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > body or bodywork auto body1904 bodywork1908 skin1921 shell1937 1837 W. B. Adams Eng. Pleasure Carriages x. 145 When the plank is dry, the softer portions are set apart for body work, and the tougher for carriage work. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 19 Mar. 4/1 A large number of chassis..fitted with every class of bodywork. 1963 Times 14 May 7/3 The bodywork is virtually as good as new after years of operation. 2004 H. Strachan Make a Skyf, Man! iii. 31 We there chance upon a suave black dude leaning on the bodywork of a glitzy new Jaguar and scrutinising the bodywork of passing Swazi crumpet. 2. Any of various alternative therapies based on manipulation or massage of the body, and frequently used to complement psychological therapy; such therapies collectively. ΚΠ 1970 Energy & Char. (Abbotsbury) May 75 Dr Redfearn first enlarged the scope of his therapy to include direct body-work, in the case of a woman of 60... [He] decided to supplement his therapy of this patient..by means of a gentle massage of the most rigid areas of the body. 1988 R. Tisserand Aromatherapy for Everyone (1990) v. 141 He had received psychiatric treatment for his asthma in 1970, but had never had any previous bodywork therapy. 1994 Nat. Health Nov.–Dec. 96/3 The broad heading of bodywork includes numerous hands-on therapies. They are designed, variously, to stimulate the nervous and lymphatic systems, to stretch and relax muscles, and to improve circulation. Derivatives ˈbodyworker n. (a) a person who constructs or repairs vehicle bodywork; (b) a practitioner of bodywork therapy. ΚΠ 1954 Times 4 Oct. 12/4 Motor bodyworker and welder. 1978 Quest Summer 21/2 In this country, laying on of hands, familiar to first-world cultures and old-fashioned healers, is now being used by white, middle-class bodyworkers. 1990 Northern Ont. Business (Nexis) 1 Aug. 42 Thunder Bay dealership had to contend with a strike by the local mechanics and bodyworkers unions. 2002 Massage & Bodywork June–July 22/3 Bodyworkers are trained in the art and science of touch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1837
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