turnery

American  

[tur-nuh-ree] / ˈtɜr nə ri /

noun

turneries plural

1. the process or art of forming or shaping objects on a lathe.

2. objects or articles fashioned on a lathe collectively.

3. a workshop where such work is done.

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turnery British  

/ ˈtɜːnərɪ /

noun

1. objects made on a lathe

2. Also called: turning.  the process or skill of turning objects on a lathe

3. the workshop of a lathe operator

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• turneries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of turnery

First recorded in 1635–45; turner ¹ + -y ³

Example Sentences

Jonson's writing chair is made of straw; it is the kind of chair elderly women like to sit in; it is not one of those stolid, dark-wood Jacobean chairs "loaded with turnery" one might have imagined him sitting on.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2013

It is nevertheless in the turnery and the fret-cutting machinery, that a furniture artist must find the elements of a style.

From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.

The second are distributed to the several shops and departments where sectional portions are being prepared, as pattern shop, smithy, turnery, machine shop, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

Manufacturing of all kinds is carried on, in a small way, in nearly every hamlet—in tiny cottage ateliers—wood-carving, gem-polishing, spectacle and clock-making, besides turnery and wood-working of all sorts.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

It is by turnery that ornamentation is done in the engine.

From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.