brightwork

ˈbraɪtwɜːrk

Definition

Definition of brightwork - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

boating

TECH.

varnished or oiled wood trim on a boat

TECH.

He spent the afternoon maintaining the brightwork on the sailboat.

finish

trim

woodwork

shiny metal

TECH.

polished metal parts on a vehicle or boat

TECH.

The brightwork on the yacht gleamed in the sunlight.

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Images of brightwork

varnished or oiled wood trim on a boat
polished metal parts on a vehicle or boat

Origin of brightwork

English, bright (shining) + work (work)

Examples of brightwork in a sentence

He admired the brightwork on the vintage boat.
The car's brightwork needed regular polishing.
He admired the brightwork on the vintage motorcycle.

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French:boiseries, éléments en métal poli, ...
German:Holzarbeiten, Ziermetall, ...
Italian:finitura in legno, metallo lucido, ...
Spanish:carpintería, metal brillante, ...
Portuguese:madeiramento, acabamento metálico, ...
Chinese:船木装饰, 抛光件, ...
Japanese:ブライトワーク, ...
Arabic:الأَخْشَاب اللَّامِعَة, أَجْزاء مَعْدَنِيَّة لامِعَة, ...
Hebrew:גִּימוּרֵי עֵץ מַבְרִיקִים, חִפּוּי מַתֶּכֶת מְלֻטָּשׁ, ...
Russian:деревянная отделка, полированные металлические части, ...
Ukrainian:дерев'яне оздоблення, блискучі деталі, ...
Hindi:लकड़ी की सजावट, चमकदार धातु, ...
Bengali:নৌকার কাঠের ছাঁট, উজ্জ্বল ধাতব অংশ, ...
Catalan:fusteria envernissada, metall brillant, ...
Czech:dřevěné obložení, leštěné kovové části, ...
Danish:træværk, poleret metal, ...
Dutch:houtwerk, blinkend metaal, ...
Greek:βερνικωμένο ξύλο, γυαλιστερά μέρη, ...
Hungarian:faburkolat, krómdísz, ...
Khmer:គ្រឿងតុបតែងឈើលាបវ៉ារនីស ឬប្រេងលើទូក, គ្រឿងលោហៈភ្លឺរលោង, ...
Korean:밝은 나무 장식, 광택 금속, ...
Persian:چوب جلا داده شده, قطعات فلزی صیقلی, ...
Polish:drewniane elementy wykończeniowe, błyszczące okucia, ...
Portuguese (BR):acabamento de madeira, metal brilhante, ...
Romanian:ornamente din lemn, elemente strălucitoare, ...
Swedish:trälist, blankdelar, ...
Thai:ไม้ขัดมัน, ชิ้นส่วนโลหะขัดเงา, ...
Turkish:ahşap süsleme, parlak metal aksam, ...
Vietnamese:gỗ trang trí, phần kim loại sáng bóng, ...

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