opifice

English

Etymology

From Latin opificium, from opifex (“workman”). See office.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈəʊpɪfɪs/, /ˈɒpɪfɪs/

Noun

opifice (plural opifices)

(obsolete) workmanship
- 1635, Henry Gellibrand, A Discourse Mathmeticall:
  not able rightly to conceive of this admirable opifice of God

References

“opifice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Noun

opifice

ablative singular of opifex

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