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Definition of Turnery
1. Noun. Workshop where objects are made on a lathe.
2. Noun. Products made on a lathe.
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
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 ..."
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