carpentry

[ kahr-puh n-tree ]

/ ˈkɑr pən tri /

the trade of a carpenter: He earned his living at carpentry.

the work produced by a carpenter.

the way in which something, especially a work of literature, is structured.

Origin of carpentry

1350–1400; Middle English carpentrie < Old North French < Latin carpentāria ( fabrica) carriage-maker's (workshop). See carpenter, -y³

There were young men educated in foreign tongues, but few in carpentry or in mechanical or architectural drawing.

College Must Be More Than Just a Classy Trade School |Michael S. Roth |August 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She often worked multiple jobs at a time, including tutoring, carpentry, mowing highways, waiting tables, and clerking.

From Hero to Homeless: Tara Dixon’s Story |Paula Broadwell |July 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Learning a skill like carpentry is an important therapeutic element, according to Moratti.

Italian Organization Barrique Rehabilitates Wine Casks To Make Furniture And Benefit Rehabilitation Facility |Sarah Begley |May 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Wood-working, of which the principal branch is carpentry—turning and carving occupying a minor place.

The American Missionary--Volume 39, No. 02, February, 1885 |Various

Their day has been devoted to farming, carpentry, blacksmithing, or some other trade.

The Red Man's Continent |Ellsworth Huntington
Their carpentry extends to the building and repairing of prows, and the erecting of a hut.

The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido |Henry Keppel
They are connected by a wooden bridge of one span,—an ingenious piece of carpentry, and frequently called the Mathematical Bridge.

The Cathedral Towns and Intervening Places of England, Ireland and Scotland: |Thomas W. Silloway
He had taken possession of the carpentry room in the cottage, and was working away at the joiner's bench.

For the School Colours |Angela Brazil

carpentry

/ (ˈkɑːpɪntrɪ) /

the art or technique of working wood

the work produced by a carpenter; woodwork