Turnery
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)nəɹi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe. countable, uncountable
- 2 products made on a lathe wordnet
- 3 Things or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe. countable, uncountable
"August 20, 1761, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu, Esq. Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs, arms, and legs loaded with turnery."
- 4 workshop where objects are made on a lathe wordnet
- 5 A place where lathework is carried out. countable, uncountable
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More examples"August 20, 1761, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu, Esq. Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs, arms, and legs loaded with turnery."
Etymology
From turn + -ery.