car·pen·try

car·pen·try
/ˈkɑɚpəntri/ noun [noncount]
: the skill or work of making or fixing wooden objects or wooden parts of buildings : the skill of a carpenter or the work done by a carpenter

He learned carpentry from his father.

When the carpentry is finished, the cabinets will be installed.

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  • carpentry — car·pen·try …   English syllables

  • carpentry — car|pen|try [ˈka:pıntri US ˈka:r ] n [U] the skill or work of a carpenter …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • carpentry — car|pen|try [ karpəntri ] noun uncount the activity of making things from wood or repairing things that are made of wood …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • Carpentry — Car pen*try, n. [F. charpenterie, OF. also carpenterie. See {Carpenter}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the construction of buildings. [1913 Webster] 2. An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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