carpentry
NounUS[kahr-puhn-tree]/ˈkɑrpəntri/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (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