millwork

noun

mill·​work ˈmil-ˌwərk How to pronounce millwork (audio)
: woodwork (such as doors, sashes, or trim) manufactured at a mill

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Photo: Sian Richards Martinez updated the millwork in the mudroom with Benjamin Moore’s Estate Sale but kept the original soapstone sink as is. Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025 Built in 2008, the house Gragg sold has 7½ bathrooms, three fireplaces, a two-story foyer, a bridal staircase, a living room with a marble hearth and a library with cherry millwork and built-ins. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 In this foyer, everything from the walls to the millwork to the doors and the balusters are saturated in White Dove. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025 Where to stay in New Orleans New Orleans hotel options are ample and varied, with newcomers including Hotel Henrietta in the Garden District—with suites of mosaic tile and custom millwork—and Blackbird, a Gothic Victorian with a Palm-Springs–worthy central pool in the Lower Garden District. Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for millwork

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First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of millwork was in 1865

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“Millwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millwork. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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