carpentry

[ kahr-puhn-tree ]

noun

1. the trade of a carpenter:

   He earned his living at carpentry.

2. the work produced by a carpenter.
3. the way in which something, especially a work of literature, is structured.

carpentry

/ ˈkɑːpɪntrɪ /

noun

1. the art or technique of working wood
2. the work produced by a carpenter; woodwork

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpentry¹

1350–1400; Middle English carpentrie < Old North French < Latin carpentāria ( fabrica ) carriage-maker's (workshop). See carpenter, -y ³

Example Sentences

Jon Lorsch, director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health, described the innovation in terms of “molecular carpentry.”

From Washington Post

By contrast, I recently had to google simple carpentry terms while editing a story about a couple of guys who raised a cabin in the woods.

From Outside Online

He had completed a carpentry program and done a lot of work around the house, building a floor for the shed and learning from his mother’s new boyfriend how to work on cars.

From ProPublica

On March 29, he asked his mom to print out his résumé and carpentry certificate and then headed to nearby Philadelphia Mills mall with some friends, to get an outfit from Dickies for work.

From ProPublica

Yet the ultimate fate of the Saratoga Springs, New York, resident who loved music, carpentry and his wife, Anne, is mired in a mystery that begins almost exactly where his autobiography ended.

From Ozy

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

From The Daily Beast

She often worked multiple jobs at a time, including tutoring, carpentry, mowing highways, waiting tables, and clerking.

From The Daily Beast

Learning a skill like carpentry is an important therapeutic element, according to Moratti.

From The Daily Beast

The various modes adopted for resting and fixing the ends of joists on walls are treated in the article Carpentry.

From Project Gutenberg

In this field, as in "Carpentry," I do not find any guide which is adapted to teach the boy the fundamentals of mechanics.

From Project Gutenberg

The two men spent afternoons together on the land or in the loft doing carpentry, when it rained.

From Project Gutenberg

This call for assistance came from a small house, poorly constructed by those who had little skill in the art of carpentry.

From Project Gutenberg

The following trades are taught: domestic science and domestic art, carpentry, wood-turning, machinery and blacksmithing.

From Project Gutenberg