carpentry

noun car·pen·try \-trē\

: the skill or work of making or fixing wooden objects or wooden parts of buildings : the skill of a carpenter or the work done by a carpenter

Full Definition of CARPENTRY

: the art or trade of a carpenter; specifically : the art of shaping and assembling structural woodwork

: timberwork constructed by a carpenter

: the form or manner of putting together the parts (as of a literary or musical composition)

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14th century

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noun car·pen·try \ˈkär-pən-trē\

: the skill or work of building or repairing wooden things

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