master workman

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In Lincoln Cathedral there are two fine rose windows, one made by a master workman, and the other by his apprentice, out of the pieces of stained glass the former had thrown aside.

From Strange Pages from Family Papers by Dyer, T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton)

"I have decided, therefore, to possess myself of tools and materials, in order that I may make myself a master workman, and do my part in the great nation-building enterprises of the time and country."

From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by Eggleston, George Cary

The workman was then admitted as a master workman and became a full member of the guild.

From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

The great bulk of all manufacturing was done in small shops, each employing only a few workmen; and the manufacturer or master workman labored at the side of his journeymen and apprentices.

From Monopolies and the People by Baker, Charles Whiting

Yes," said the master workman, "noble Death, "Your coffin shall be strong—that leave to me— "But who shall these your funeral dues discharge?

From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) by Freneau, Philip