opifice

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈəʊpɪfɪs/, /ˈɒpɪfɪs/

Noun

opifice (plural opifices)

1. (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

1. ablative singular of opifex