O

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objet(s) d’art
ocean-front (adj)
ocher
off-center (adj, adv)
off-season (n, adj)
oh-so-easy (adj)
oh, so easy
oil-base (adj)
OK
Oktoberfest
old-fashioned
old-time
old-timer
Old West
old-world (adj)
Old World (n)
ombré
omega-3
one-of-a-kind (all uses)
1-2-3 (easy as 1-2-3)
on grain (not straight on grain)
online
on-site (adj, adv)
oohs and aahs
oolong tea
open-face (adj)
operable window
organza
Oriental (Asian is preferred term, except with “Oriental rug”)
Oriental rug
orzo (see Pasta List)
osnaburg (coarse cotton)
out box
outline-quilt (v)
outline stitch
outline-stitch (v)
oven-going
ovenproof
overblouse
overbrown (v)
overcast (n, v)
overcaster (serger)
overcasting (n)
overcast stitch (n) (whipstitch)
overchill (v)
overcoat
overhang
overhead
overlock (v)
overplant
oversize
overstitch (n, v)
overstuff(ed)
overwater (v, adj, adv)
overwatering (n)
overwinter

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U

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Uba Tuba (Norwegian granite)
uh-huh
UL-listed (adj)
Ultrasuede (trademarked; use “imitation suede”)
underarm
underbed
undercabinet
undercounter
undereye (adj; added 5.5.14)
underlayer
underline (v)
underlining
undermount sink
undershirt
underside
undersink
underskirt
underslip
underused
under way (adv)
underway (adj)
Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
United States (n)
until (not “till” in recipe copy)
unpin
upbeat
up-country (n, adv, v)
upcycle
uplight
upside down (adv)
upside-down (adj)
upside-down cake
up-to-date (always hyphenated)
U.S. (adj)
U.S.A.
usable
user-friendly
U shape (noun)
U-shape (adj)
U.S. RDA

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V

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Valenciennes lace (bobbin)
valentine
Valentine’s Day
vaulted ceiling
Velcro (trademarked; use “hook-and-loop tape”)
vellum
venetian blind
Venetian glass
Venise lace
veranda
verde antique
vermicelli
verosol
versus (abbreviate only in heds; spell out in body copy)
vice versa
vichyssoise
Victorian
Victorian Era
videodisc
videotape
vinaigrette
vis-à-vis
vitreous-china (adj)
V-neck (n, adj)
VOC (don’t need to spell out)
voilà
vs. (abbreviate only in heds; spell out in body copy)

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W

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wafer board
wainscoting
waistband
waistline
walk-in
walk-out (adj, n)
walk-through
wall bed
wallboard
wallcovering (n, adj)
wall hanging
wall-mount
wallpaper
Walmart
wannabe
warm up (v)
warm-up (n, adj)
warp (lengthwise yarns)
washbasin
washbowl
washcloth
washload
washroom
washstand
wastebasket
wastewater
water bed
water-base (adj)
water-erasable pen
watermelon
waterproof
water-repellent (adj)
waxed paper
weatherproof (v, adj)
weather-strip (v)
weather stripping (n)
weathertight
weather vane
web, in reference to World Wide Web (lowercased 9/14/17)
website
Wedgwood
wedgwood blue
Wedgwood lace (n)
weft (crosswise yarns)
weight loss (n, adj)
weinerwurst
Welsh rarebit (not “rabbit”)
wenge (an African hardwood; pronounced WENG gay)
West Coast
Western red cedar
whipstitch (n, v)
whirligig
whiskey (Scotch whisky)
whitefish
whitewash
white work
whole cloth quilt
whole grain (n, adj)
whole kernel corn
whole wheat (n, adj)
widescreen (adj)
wiener (not “weiner”)
Wiener schnitzel
wildflower
will-o’-the-wisp
windbreak
window box
windowpane
windowpane check
windowpane plaid
window sashes
window seat
window shade
window-shop
windowsill
wine (see Wine List)
wineglass
wing-back
wing chair
wintry
wire-edge (adj)
Wonder-Under Transfer Web (trademarked; use “fusible web”)
wonton wrapper (see Pasta List)
woo-hoo
wood-burn (v)
woodburned (adj craft)
wood burner (n)
woodburning (n, craft)
wood-burning (adj)
wood-carver
wood carving (n, adj)
woodcutting (n, adj)
wood grain (n)
wood-grain (adj)
woodstove
wood tone
Worcestershire sauce
workbench
workout (n, adj)
work out (v)
workplace
workroom
workshop
work space
workstation
worktable
World Wide Web
worshiper
wraparound (n, adj)
wrong side out
wrought iron (n)
wrought-iron (adj)

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