carpentry

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/ Hyphenation: carp‧entry === Noun === carpentry (countable and uncountable, plural carpentries) (uncountable) The trade of manipulating materials in order to construct, install, and/or repair buildings or other structures. (uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining wood, timber, or lumber; woodworking. (countable) A carpenter’s workshop. (uncountable) A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter. ==== Synonyms ==== carpenting ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== see carpenter ==== Translations ==== === See also === cabinetmaking joinery