noun
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the skill or craft of a joiner
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work made by a joiner
Etymology
Origin of joinery
Example Sentences
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She also uses a floating router jib for most of their joinery since the machine can’t rest on the wood’s uneven surface.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
“Structural Expression,” meanwhile, showcases how these architects elevated natural structural elements like beams, vaults and joinery into art.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
He was a keen musician, a skilled carpenter and lived in Germany for 25 years where he ran his own joinery business, the family said.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
A restored gridded entry gate set into a traditional Japanese fence is a masterpiece of traditional Japanese joinery crafted by Dale Brotherton, owner of the Takumi Company, a Seattle-based woodworking practice.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024
He speaks of the glories of joinery and its satisfactions.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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