Carpentry

//ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri// noun

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"

Etymology

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

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