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bonework

bonework noun: the art or process of making objects from bone.

Noun

bonework (uncountable)

  1. The art or process of making objects from bone.
    • In addition to their leatherwork, woodwork, stonework, and bonework, the Chipewyan also worked in metal.2006, Carl Waldman, Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, page 65

Origin of bonework

From bone + work.

Questions about bonework

What does bonework mean?
Bonework means the art or process of making objects from bone.
What part of speech is bonework?
Bonework is a noun.

Words near bonework in the dictionary

  1. Bonetti
  2. Bonettis
  3. boneware
  4. bonewax
  5. bonewood
  6. bonework
  7. boneworm
  8. boneworms
  9. boney
  10. boneyard
  11. boneyards

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