carpentry

C1 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈkɑːrpəntri/ UK /ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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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

More carpenting

Word family

Related forms cabinetmaking carpenterjoinery

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Phrases (1)

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rough carpentry
woodworking that lacks careful detail or fine finishing

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

carpentrie Middle English carpenterie xno

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