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hairwork

hairwork noun: jewellery made from human hair.

Noun

hairwork (countable and uncountable, plural hairworks)

  1. Jewellery made from human hair.
    • These articles on hairwork jewelry always included patterns for working the hair into various pieces of jewelry. When the hairwork was completed, it could be sent to the jeweler for fittings.2004, Jeanenne Bell, Collecting Victorian Jewelry: Identification and Price Guide, page 56
  2. The process of making jewellery from human hair.
    Synonyms:
    hairworking

Synonyms of hairwork

Forms of hairwork

pluralhairworks

Origin of hairwork

From hair + work.

Questions about hairwork

What does hairwork mean?
Hairwork means jewellery made from human hair.
What part of speech is hairwork?
Hairwork is a noun.
What is the plural of hairwork?
The plural of hairwork is hairworks.

Words near hairwork in the dictionary

  1. hairweaving
  2. hairweed
  3. hairwing
  4. hairwings
  5. hairwood
  6. hairwork
  7. hairworker
  8. hairworkers
  9. hairworking
  10. hairworks
  11. hairworm

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