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gingerbread work

gingerbread work noun: the carved or gilded decorations on a ship.

Noun

gingerbread work (uncountable)

  1. The carved or gilded decorations on a ship.
  2. (broadly) The elaborate details on a building.

Questions about gingerbread work

What does gingerbread work mean?
Gingerbread work means the carved or gilded decorations on a ship.
What part of speech is gingerbread work?
Gingerbread work is a noun.

Words near gingerbread work in the dictionary

  1. gingerbread trap
  2. gingerbread traps
  3. gingerbread tree
  4. gingerbread trees
  5. gingerbread up
  6. gingerbread work
  7. gingerbread-office
  8. gingerbread-offices
  9. gingerbreaded
  10. gingerbreaded up
  11. gingerbreading

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