Definition of Turnery

1. Noun. Workshop where objects are made on a lathe.

Generic synonyms: Shop, Workshop
Derivative terms: Turn

2. Noun. Products made on a lathe.
Generic synonyms: Product, Production
Derivative terms: Turn

Definition of Turnery

1. n. The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe.

Definition of Turnery

1. Noun. The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe. ¹

2. Noun. Things or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe. ¹

3. Noun. A place where lathework is carried out. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Turnery

1. the process of shaping articles on a lathe [n -ERIES]

Medical Definition of Turnery

1. 1. The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe. 2. Things or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe. "Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs, arms, and legs loaded with turnery." (Walpole) Origin: Cf. F. Tournerie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnery

turned on
turned on(p)
turned out
turned over
turned over a new leaf
turned the frown upside down
turned up
turnep
turneps
turner
turner-kieser syndrome
turneries
turnerite
turners
turnery (current term)
turnest
turneth
turnhall
turnhalle
turnhallen
turnhalles
turnhalls
turnicimorphae
turnin'
turning
turning against
turning around
turning away
turning back

Literary usage of Turnery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Rural Industries Round Oxford: A Survey Made on Behalf of the Institute by Katharine Seymour Woods (1921)
"turnery and Chair-making Timber industries fall into a different category from the underwood industries, for the two materials are rarely dealt with at the ..."

2. The Works' Manager's Hand-book of Modern Rules, Tables, and Data for Civil by Walter S. Hutton (1901)
"Yew, H., walking sticks, turnery. Zebrawood, M., brushes, cabinet work. The most beautifully marked woods are rosewood, Italian walnut, Virginia walnut, ..."

3. Practical Metal Turning: A Handbook for Engineers, Technical Students, and by Joseph Gregory Horner (1906)
"L " I "HE machine shop and turnery are the most extensive departments in the ... No engineer's shop can be without a machine shop and turnery, but there are ..."

4. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1884)
"trees, yokes, turnery, chairs and other furniture. That of old trees is sometimes cross-grained, and thus furnishes a portion of the curled Maple-wood, ..."

5. Notes on the Industries of the United Provinces by Atul Chandra Chatterjee (1908)
"turnery and 193. A certain amount of turning work is done in a good many places in lacquer work. ^e provinces. Pilibhit exports a large number of turned ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Turnery on Dictionary.com!Search for Turnery on Thesaurus.com!Search for Turnery on Google!Search for Turnery on Wikipedia!

Search