(n.) Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally.
Example Sentences:
(1) In fact McCracken points to problems that others don't seem to, such as: Samsung may have barely mentioned Android at its Galaxy S4 launch event, but there's plenty of evidence of Google's handiwork in the S4, and at times, the handset's joint authorship results in competing features, overlapping functionality and a general sense of redundancy.
(2) Photos of my handiwork are out there in Facebook and Twitter-land, being shared, retweeted, liked and favoured.
(3) KH: Surveying his handiwork he reflected once again on the futility of existence and how long it had been since he’d had a decent bag of chips.
(4) Some of them made up to $15,000 per year from their handiwork.
(5) In damning email correspondence made public last week, Christie's aides and political appointees merely congratulated one another on their handiwork.
(6) The current drop is probably the handiwork of human beings."
(7) It was beautifully done, she said, by someone who would never have expected his handiwork to be visible.
(8) Most of the progressive tax rises to come in over the next couple years, says the IFS, are Labour's handiwork.
(9) Consider God’s handiwork: who can make straight, what He hath made crooked?” These words, from Ecclesiastes, pose a pertinent question.
(10) The near 900 shareholders at the meeting provided as good a sample as any of M&S's shoppers with Earl's handiwork getting mixed reports.
(11) The spreadsheet wizards duly looked upon Mr Darling's handiwork and pronounced it... adequate.
(12) A father and his young son, careful not to step on his handiwork, play catch nearby.
(13) When Naftali asked about them, Amir said they were the handiwork of his brother, Hagai, and bragged about his technical skills.
(14) Optimization of the activity of assistants, their skilled handiwork, and the skill in teaching and learning surgery in the interest of a sick person are dwelt on.
(15) The extraordinary vessels are the handiwork of early modern humans, who used stone tools to prepare and finish the containers around 14,700 years ago after the last ice age.
(16) According to the local paper, El Heraldo de Aragón , the damage inflicted on the mural in the church of the Santuario de la Misericordia is being investigated by experts, but the artist's descendants are said to be unhappy that an individual decided to take the restoration job into her own hands and fear her handiwork is irreversible.
(17) In that incident, the killers used machetes or other sharp instruments, their grotesque handiwork betraying the cruelty and ritualism of MS-13, or the Mara Salvatrucha, a neighbourhood street gang with its roots in El Salvador’s civil war of the 80s and 90s.
(18) Daly and the rest of us had to wait 22 years to hear and see his handiwork, however, because contractual disputes delayed release of the film – which won an Oscar.
(19) India’s defence minister, Arun Jaitley, said the incident was “the handiwork of a neighbouring nation”.
(20) Patrick Cockburn, author of a recent book on Isis, reports that a recent video claiming to show a beheading by the jihadist group was in fact not their handiwork at all: it was shot in Mexico, an execution by the Zetas.
Workmanship
Definition:
(n.) The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of making anything.
(n.) That which is effected, made, or produced; manufacture, something made by manual labor.
Example Sentences:
(1) Very soon special instruments were developed for these purposes of production and workmanship by men and the advantages or disadvantages of certain proceedings were evident.
(2) The investigation of as well the technical (materials, workmanship,...) as the esthetic factors (form, style,...) of the works of art, combined with the study of the cultural background, shows that the use of coca seems to have been a privilege of the upper social classes.
(3) This quality of workmanship would not be seen again on Orkney for thousands of years."
(4) Age-old Dorset materials such as stone, slate and render are used and the quality of workmanship is controlled by the Duchy through agreements with builders.
(5) The office is functional, exuding efficient workmanship.
(6) But, despite the love and workmanship being applied to the machine, it is clear that it will never fly again.
(7) QA programs may improve provider morale as a result of participation in the move toward excellence, and pride in workmanship.
(8) Since epidural catheters of the multi-orifice type apparently represent an inherent, vital danger due to their construction (regardless of the catheter material and workmanship), they should no longer be used.
(9) "We're aware there are many difficulties in persuading people to take up this stuff," said Barker, citing those who "could not be bothered", did not have time to plan and supervise the work, and were nervous about poor workmanship.
(10) We talked about the process of making records; I gushed blearily about the impressive workmanship I had seen that day at the plant.
(11) Yes, some fashion is insanely overpriced, but often the prices reflect the workmanship required to make the clothes and it would be ridiculous for fashion writers (and beauty writers, food writers, travel writers, or anyone, really) to pretend that expensive, nice things don't exist just because most people can't afford them.
(12) On the off-chance of seeing their brand triumph at what has become the world's premier fashion show, designers devote money and the workmanship of their finest seamstresses to producing one-off gowns which may, at the last minute, be left hanging unseen in a hotel room.
(13) While it was claimed the system was meant to identify people who might steal or had poor workmanship, the files suggested union membership was the overwhelming criterion for inclusion.
(14) In the newly-public emails, Metz explained that cheese makers are required to comply with federal regulations, which includes the mandate that "all plant equipment and utensils shall be so designed and of such material and workmanship as to be adequately cleanable, and shall be properly maintained."
(15) This study revealed workmanship flaws and poor instrument accuracy.
(16) He was a utopian who devised the Guild of St George, a celebration of workmanship that underpinned the Arts and Crafts movement of William Morris.
(17) Emphasis, therefore, must not be placed on the production of a useful item corresponding to market rules but rather on the production process itself, which provides positive experience with material and techniques, strengthens self-confidence, reduces the demand for very good workmanship and enhances self-reliance and self-responsibility.
(18) The west London-based manufacturer has an army of devotees who request that the braze points on their bike are lacquered, instead of being covered by paint, to highlight the workmanship.
(19) Higher quality workmanship will be done in Europe, north Africa or, for the US market, Latin America.