Usually means: Polished metal or wood trim.
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  1. brightwork: Merriam-Webster
  2. brightwork: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. brightwork: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. brightwork: Collins English Dictionary
  5. brightwork: Wordnik
  6. brightwork: Wiktionary
  7. brightwork: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. brightwork: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. brightwork: Dictionary.com
  10. Brightwork: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. brightwork: TheFreeDictionary.com

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. BRIGHTWORK: Glossary of Nautical Terms
  2. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  3. Brightwork: Latitude Mexico

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Definitions from Wiktionary (brightwork)

▸ noun:  Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
▸ noun:  The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.

Similar:
chromework, millwork, fairwater, flamework, brasswork, woodship, gridiron, boatmaking, burnishment, chasework, more...

Opposite:
dullwork, unpolished, matte, tarnished, rough

Types:
chrome, polish, wax, buff, more...

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Similar:
chromework, millwork, fairwater, flamework, brasswork, woodship, gridiron, boatmaking, burnishment, chasework, more...

Opposite:
dullwork, unpolished, matte, tarnished, rough

Types:
chrome, polish, wax, buff, more...



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