2 definitions
for carpentry
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Carpentry \Car"pen*try\, n. [F. charpenterie, OF. also
carpenterie. See Carpenter.]
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1. The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the
construction of buildings.
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2. An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being
framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.;
work done by a carpenter.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
carpentry
n : the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood [syn: woodworking,
woodwork]
