carpentry
nounUK /ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/
Etymology From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter.
1
The trade of manipulating materials in order to construct, install, and/or repair buildings or other structures.
2
The trade of cutting and joining wood, timber, or lumber; woodworking.
3
A carpenter’s workshop.
4
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
- Synonyms
- carpenting
- Derived terms
- carpentry square, petrified carpentry
- Related terms
- carpenter, cabinetmaking, joinery