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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The refreshed four-bedroom house features the original floors, grand staircase, hardware, and millwork; an eat-in, professional-grade kitchen with marble counters; and a library with a fireplace. The Week Staff, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024 Its 60,000-square-foot facility outside Austin keeps stone, millwork, and metal fabrication all under one roof, and the firm cold-rolls its own light-gauge steel framing—made of 75% recycled material to reduce waste. Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024 Benjamin Moore’s Garden Cucumber (644) Elevate utilitarian areas like mudrooms and laundry rooms by washing their millwork in rich, look-at-me hues, as designer Ellen Kavanaugh did with this blue-tinged green in her Wellington, Florida, home’s back entry. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024 Brest created the millwork of The Elder Statesman’s LA flagship and is known for his work with industrial materials such as sheet rock, sanding tools, Plexiglass, and plywood. Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for millwork 

Word History

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 30 Dec. 2024.

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