Carpentered

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of carpenter form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Built by a carpenter.

    "Houses are run up from wood, metal, and cardboard debris, although some of the better, carpentered homes scarcely differ from the chattel houses of the rent yards (Figure 7)."

  2. 2
    Containing or involving right angles and vertical and horizontal edges.

    "They argued that this illusion would only be perceived by those with experience of a carpentered environment, which contains numerous rectangles, straight lines, and regular corners."

  3. 3
    Created or built with a formal structure.

    "Towards the Last Spike is more carpentered in form than the earlier narratives."

Example

More examples

"Houses are run up from wood, metal, and cardboard debris, although some of the better, carpentered homes scarcely differ from the chattel houses of the rent yards (Figure 7)."

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