Lexic.us

Definition of Carpentry

1. Noun. The craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood.

Definition of Carpentry

1. n. The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the construction of buildings.

Definition of Carpentry

1. Noun. The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking ¹

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Definition of Carpentry

1. [n -TRIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpentry

Literary usage of Carpentry

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

1. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"carpentry or carpenters' work has been divided into three principal branches— ... The joints in carpentry are various, and each is designed according to the ..."

2. The Operative Mechanic, and British Machinist: Being a Practical Display of by John Nicholson (1825)
"The art of employing timber in building may be under two distinct branches, carpentry and Joinery. carpentry comprehends the large and rough descri of work, ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"carpentry or carpenters' work has been divided into three principal branches— ... The joints in carpentry are various, and etch a designed according to the ..."

4. A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts by Thomas Young (1845)
"ON ARCHITECTURE AND carpentry. THE subjects which we have lately examined, are to he considered as preliminary to the particular departments of practical ..."

5. Classified Guide to Technical and Commercial Books: A Subject-list of the by Edgar Greenwood (1904)
"CIRCULAR WORK IN carpentry and Joinery, by G. Collings. 12mo. 3rd ed. ... FORTY LESSONS IN carpentry Workshop Practice, by CF and GA Mitchell. Cr. 8vo. ..."

6. The Hydro-metallurgy of Copper: Being an Account of Processes Adopted in the by Manuel Eissler (1902)
"THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF carpentry. A Treatise on the Pressure and Equilibrium of Timber Framing, the Resistance of Timber, and the Construction of ..."

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