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that used for the lining of rooms. Ordinarly, mortar is used for the greater part of the work, and pure plaster of Paris for the moldings and ornaments.

Usually Press work. The work of a press agent. [Chiefly Theat. Cant]

nting from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done. MacKellar.

All the submerged section of a vessel's planking.

Any mechanism having a rack, as a rack and pinion.

A kind of rubblework. In the United States, any rubblework of thin and small stones.

A collective name for the reed stops of an organ.

Stonework in which the surface is left broken and rough.

To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety, smoothness, or finish. Moxon.

Masonry constructed of unsquared stones that are irregular in size and shape.

A variety of appliqué work for quilts, table covers, etc. Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework).

Work or things made for sale; hence, work done carelessly or slightingly. Shak.

See Scratch coat.

Work composed of shells, or adorned with them. Cotgrave.

A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.

cture of slops, or cheap ready-made clothing; also, such clothing; hence, hasty, slovenly work of any kind. No slopwork ever dropped from his [Carlyle's] pen. Froude.

Ornamental work, mostly carved in olivewood, decorated with inlay, made at or near Sorrento, Italy. Hence, more rarely, jig-saw work and the like done anywhere.

which is wrought by magic; enchantment. Like those Peri isles of light That hang by spellwork in the air. Moore.

A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies not in strata or veins, but in solid masses, so as to be worked in chambers or stories.

Work or wall consisting of stone; mason's work of stone. Mortimer.