cabinetryn.
/ˈkabɪnᵻtri/, /ˈkabn̩ᵻtri/, U.S. /ˈkæb(ə)nətri/ 1. Cabinets collectively; a collection of cabinets, esp. one in a home.
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1782 Morning Chron. 26 Mar. (advt.) For sale by the candle... The following goods..cordage, ship hand-screws, corn-bags, cabinetry.
1896 W. E. Hunt Poems & Pastels 103 He lingered and looked wistfully upon..the..rich walnut cabinetry.
1989 New Eng. Living 49/3 He wanted to craft fine furniture for years and always enjoyed making custom built-ins and cabinetry for his own business.
2017 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 15 Sept. (Real Estate section) 1 Our buyers are not as concerned with square footage as they are with how their homes are amenitized... They care about the cabinetry, countertops, appliances.
2. The craft, art, or skill of a cabinetmaker; cabinetmaking.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making of other specific articles or materials > [noun] > making furniture > specific
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1869 Daily Southern Cross (Auckland, N.Z.) 16 Nov. 3/7 Mr. Seufert has a high opinion of our colonial woods for cabinetry purposes.
1980 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 19 Jan. The craft buildings..will be open for demonstrations of cabinetry, broommaking, spinning, weaving, coopering and candle-dipping.
2018 M. Taft in A. Fisher Georg Jensen 152/2 The [Danish furniture] industry's figureheads..used their training in cabinetry to develop new joinery techniques.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).
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