carpentry

From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: carp‧entry

carpentry (countable and uncountable, plural carpentries)

2. (uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.
4. (countable) A carpenter's workshop.
6. (uncountable) A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.

   fine carpentry for sale

• carpenting

• see carpenter

• cabinetmaking
• joinery

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