carpentry

C1 Topic:Work & Careers
US /ˈkɑːrpəntri/ UK /ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/
noun Freq #29174

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The skill or work of making and repairing things out of wood

    He learned carpentry from his father and now builds furniture.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the skill or work of making... woodwork
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Word family
Related forms cabinetmakingcarpenterjoinery

Etymology

From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter.

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