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

See Examples For:

turnery

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 also used in turnery, for shoe lasts, butcher blocks, ladder rounds, etc.

From Seasoning of Wood by J. B. (Joseph Bernard) Wagner

It is also the principal wood used for spools, bobbins, bowls, shoe lasts, pegs, and turnery, and is also much used in the furniture trade.

From Seasoning of Wood by J. B. (Joseph Bernard) Wagner

Abroad it is much used for furniture and farming implements and also in turnery.

From Seasoning of Wood by J. B. (Joseph Bernard) Wagner

East Indian tree which in part yields the black ebony wood of commerce, much used in fancy cabinetwork and turnery, door knobs, pianoforte keys, etc.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by William Saunders