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[ kahr-puhn-tree ] / ˈkɑr pən tri /
nounthe trade of a carpenter: He earned his living at carpentry. the work produced by a carpenter. the way in which something, especially a work of literature, is structured. Origin of carpentry1350–1400; Middle English carpentrie<Old North French <Latin carpentāria ( fabrica) carriage-maker's (workshop). See carpenter, -y 3Words nearby carpentryCarpenter's syndrome, Carpentersville, carpenterworm, carpenterworm moth, Carpentier, carpentry, carpet, carpetbag, carpetbagger, carpetbaggers, carpet beetle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carpentryThere were young men educated in foreign tongues, but few in carpentry or in mechanical or architectural drawing. College Must Be More Than Just a Classy Trade School|Michael S. Roth|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST She often worked multiple jobs at a time, including tutoring, carpentry, mowing highways, waiting tables, and clerking. From Hero to Homeless: Tara Dixon’s Story|Paula Broadwell|July 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST Learning a skill like carpentry is an important therapeutic element, according to Moratti. Italian Organization Barrique Rehabilitates Wine Casks To Make Furniture And Benefit Rehabilitation Facility|Sarah Begley|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST Wood-working, of which the principal branch is carpentry—turning and carving occupying a minor place. The American Missionary--Volume 39, No. 02, February, 1885|Various
Their day has been devoted to farming, carpentry, blacksmithing, or some other trade. The Red Man's Continent|Ellsworth Huntington Their carpentry extends to the building and repairing of prows, and the erecting of a hut. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido|Henry Keppel They are connected by a wooden bridge of one span,—an ingenious piece of carpentry, and frequently called the Mathematical Bridge. The Cathedral Towns and Intervening Places of England, Ireland and Scotland:|Thomas W. Silloway He had taken possession of the carpentry room in the cottage, and was working away at the joiner's bench. For the School Colours|Angela Brazil
British Dictionary definitions for carpentry
nounthe art or technique of working wood the work produced by a carpenter; woodwork Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |