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joinery

[ joi-nuh-ree ]

noun

  1. the craft or trade of a joiner.
  2. woodwork made by a joiner.


joinery

/ ˈdʒɔɪnərɪ /

noun

  1. the skill or craft of a joiner
  2. work made by a joiner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of joinery1

First recorded in 1670–80; joiner + -y 3
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Example Sentences

Though without large manufacturing industries, the town has joinery works, a brass and iron foundry, a tannery and brewery.

The art of joinery has for its object the addition in a building of all the fixed woodwork necessary for convenience or ornament.

Fig. 54 is used in carpentry and joinery where a tie or cross piece ties joists or beams at an angle.

A bridle joint is often defined as the reverse of a mortise and tenon, and is chiefly used in the carpentry and joinery trades.

Joinery and carpentry, for example, employ tools to make parts which in this country are turned out in factories.

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