carpentry

English

Etymology

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

Noun

carpentry (countable and uncountable, plural carpentries)

  1. (uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.
  2. (countable) A carpenter's workshop.

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