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Brightwork

/ˈbɹaɪt.wɝk/

Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.

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noun
  1. 1

    Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.

  2. 2

    The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.

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chromeworknounThe chrome ornamentation on a vehicle or other object.
millworknounDoors, windows, and wood trim with decorative cross-section involving curves, beads, grooves, etc.
fairwaternoun(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
flameworknounLampwork.
brassworknounWork or ornamentation made of brass.
woodshipnounA wooden ship.
gridironnoun(American football) The field on which American football is played.
boatmakingnounThe manufacture of boats.
burnishmentnounburnishing
chaseworknounchasing on metalwork
whelpnounA young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub.
windlassnounAny of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
shipworknounThe work of building and repairing ships.
coachwhippingnoun(nautical) a form of decorative square sennit work used for covering stanchions
ferramentanounThe supporting ironwork associated with stained glass panels.
shipwrighterynounThe work of a shipwright.
glazeworknounGlazed decorative work.
clearerSomeone who or something which clears.
weatherboardnounAny of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.
leadworknounfittings made from lead (the metal)

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