brightwork

noun

bright·work ˈbrīt-ˌwərk

: polished or plated metalwork

: varnished woodwork on a boat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Consider the upper-rear quarter, where roof pillar, spoiler, quarter-light window, glazing, molding, brightwork trim and thermometer-red taillamp all come together with harrowing exactitude. —

Dan Neil, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022 The visual centerpiece is the door-to-door band of honeycombed metal with brightwork trim, into which the air vents are integrated. —

Dan Neil, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022 Shield your eyes from its Diamond Pentagon grille, whose brightwork pattern scintillates around the large Acura emblem, like op-art. —

Dan Neil, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2022 Just before the show, the yacht had spent five months out of the water having her brightwork professionally re-varnished, her engines and generators serviced and bottom painted. —

Howard Walker, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2021 Users can choose from a pale gray, dark blue or black finish with a little brightwork that encircles the exterior of each earpiece. —

Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2022 Aesthetes from the marque’s design team elected to further enhance the noir ambience of Black Badge Ghost by subduing the brightwork. —

Josh Max, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Gone is much of the brightwork, replaced with black surrounds and accents on the window moldings, badging, grille slats and exhaust pipes. —

Michael Harley, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2021 The styling is a muscular and bulked-up take on Hyundai's latest design language, and the big, bold grille full of brightwork is handsome. —

Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2021 See More

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