joinery

[ joi-nuh-ree ]

/ ˈdʒɔɪ nə ri /

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noun

the craft or trade of a joiner.

woodwork made by a joiner.

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Origin of joinery

First recorded in 1670–80; joiner + -y³

Words nearby joinery

join, joinder, joined-up, joiner, joiner door, joinery, join forces, joint, joint account, joint and last survivor annuity, joint bar

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How to use joinery in a sentence

Though without large manufacturing industries, the town has joinery works, a brass and iron foundry, a tannery and brewery.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
The art of joinery has for its object the addition in a building of all the fixed woodwork necessary for convenience or ornament.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
Fig. 54 is used in carpentry and joinery where a tie or cross piece ties joists or beams at an angle.
Woodwork Joints|William Fairham
A bridle joint is often defined as the reverse of a mortise and tenon, and is chiefly used in the carpentry and joinery trades.
Woodwork Joints|William Fairham

Joinery and carpentry, for example, employ tools to make parts which in this country are turned out in factories.
Our Schools in War Time—and After|Arthur Davis Dean

British Dictionary definitions for joinery

joinery

/ (ˈdʒɔɪnərɪ) /

noun

the skill or craft of a joiner

work made by a joiner

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