Definition of CARPENTRY

carpentry

Plural: carpentries

Noun

  • the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
  • The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.
  • A carpenter's workshop.
  • A collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.

Examples

  • fine carpentry for sale

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 16

carpentry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
carpentry: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
carpentry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

carpentry: valid Words With Friends Word