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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Antique vintage fixtures and custom millwork cases complement the space, along with layers of decorative art and furnishings. Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025 Sosa’s daughter’s bathroom combines Calacatta Rosa marble tile floors from Artistic Tile, Cinder Rose by Farrow & Ball wall paint, and custom millwork by Superior Woodcraft with Peter Fasano coral-and-cream striped linen panels. Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2025 Much original millwork is in good condition, and several chandeliers are original too. Angela Serratore, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 Photo: Sian Richards Martinez updated the millwork in the mudroom with Benjamin Moore’s Estate Sale but kept the original soapstone sink as is. Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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