carpentry

Noun
US[kahr-puhn-tree]/ˈkɑrpəntri/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the craft of a carpenter: making things out of woodSynonyms: woodworkingwoodworkType of trade, craftKinds cabinetmaking, cabinetwork
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Car′pen·try noun

Origin: F. charpenterie, OF. also carpenterie. See Carpenter.

1. The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the construction of buildings.

2. An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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