Furnituremaking
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The making of furniture, on either a craft or mass production basis; the business includes woodworking and (in some cases) upholstering. uncountable
"Furnituremaking was one of the most universal of colonial enterprises. Not an industry susceptible to supervision from England, it was carried on domestically in small shops by no more than a handful of craftsmen at any one time."
Example
More examples"Furnituremaking was one of the most universal of colonial enterprises. Not an industry susceptible to supervision from England, it was carried on domestically in small shops by no more than a handful of craftsmen at any one time."
Etymology
From furniture + making.
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