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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The trade of manipulating materials in order to construct buildings or other structures. uncountable
2. 2
   the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood wordnet
3. 3
   The trade of manipulating materials in order to construct buildings or other structures.; The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking. uncountable
4. 4
   A carpenter's workshop. countable
5. 5
   A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter. uncountable

   "fine carpentry for sale"

Synonyms

All synonyms

carpentingcross beamsjoineryshopshopwoodwork

Example

More examples

"Carpentry and bricklaying are examples of manual labor."

Etymology

From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter.

Related phrases

carpentry squarepetrified carpentry

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