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/

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• Hyphenation: carp‧entry

carpentry (countable and uncountable, plural carpentries)

2. (uncountable) The trade of manipulating materials in order to construct buildings or other structures.
   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