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car·pen·try \ˈkärpən.trē, ˈkȧp-, -pəmt-, -i\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English carpentrie, from Old North French carpenterie, from carpentier carpenter 1. : the art or trade of a carpenter; specifically : the art of shaping and assembling structural woodwork (as in constructing buildings) 2. : timberwork constructed by a carpenter; specifically : an assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together (as in a roof) 3. : the form or manner of putting together the parts (as of a literary or musical composition) : structure, arrangement < as neat a piece of interlocking dramatic carpentry as can be imagined — Peter Forster > |