metalsmith
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A craftsman fashioning objects such as tools or works of art out of various metals; one who engages in metalsmithing.
Example Sentences
- "THE THREE DOMINANT FORMS IN METALSMITHING […] At present, there are but three basic volumetric forms dominating the work of metalsmiths, the spherical (usually in its most practical form, the domical), the cylindrical, and the cubical. […] The possibilities for further variations on them are all but exhausted, there being little chance to express new and unusual ideas within the framework of such limited choices. As a result, much of twentieth-century metalsmithing has relied on surface enrichment rather than formal development for its originality."
- "Between 1865 and 1880, the supply of German silver increased greatly, leading to an abundance of items manufactured from it and a decline in its value as a rare commodity. Southern Plains metalsmiths produced horse gear, pectorals and crosses, earrings, finger rings, other jewelry, and decorative objects with German silver."
- "The recipe for shakudo is unknown; each Japanese metalsmith had his own secret recipe."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal Proto-Germanic *smiþaz Proto-West Germanic *smiþ Old English smiþ Middle English smyth English smith English metalsmith From metal + smith.