Meanings
nouncarpentry (countable and uncountable, plural carpentries)
plural carpentries
- uncountableThe trade of manipulating materials in order to construct, install, and/or repair buildings or other structures.
- uncountableThe trade of cutting and joining wood, timber, or lumber; woodworking.
- uncountableA collection of timber connected by being framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.; work done by a carpenter.
fine carpentry for sale
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Origin
- Anglo-Normancarpenterie
- Middle Englishcarpentrie
- Englishcarpentry
From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نِجَارة
- نِجَارة (nijāra)trade of cutting and joining timber
Catalan fusteria
- fusteriatrade of cutting and joining timber
Chinese Mandarin 木工, 木工坊
- 木工 (mùgōng)trade of cutting and joining timber
- 木工坊carpenter's workshop
- 木作 (mùzuò)work and objects produced by a carpenter
Czech tesařství
- tesařstvítrade of cutting and joining timber
Danish tømring, tømrerarbejde
- tømringtrade of cutting and joining timber
- tømrerarbejdetrade of cutting and joining timber
- beklædningtrade of cutting and joining timber
- tømrerhåndværktrade of cutting and joining timber
- tømrerværkstedcarpenter's workshop
Finnish puusepäntyö, puusepänliike
- puusepäntyötrade of cutting and joining timber
- puusepänliikecarpenter's workshop
- puusepän pajacarpenter's workshop
- puusepäntyöwork and objects produced by a carpenter
French charpenterie
- charpenterietrade of cutting and joining timber
German Schreinerei, Tischlerei
- Schreinereitrade of cutting and joining timber
- Tischlereitrade of cutting and joining timber
- Zimmereitrade of cutting and joining timber
- Tischlereicarpenter's workshop
Greek ξυλουργική, ξυλουργείο
- ξυλουργική (xylourgikí)trade of cutting and joining timber
- ξυλουργείο (xylourgeío)carpenter's workshop
Hebrew נגרות, נַגָּרִיָּה
- נגרות (nagarut)trade of cutting and joining timber
- נַגָּרִיָּה (naggariyá)carpenter's workshop
Hungarian ácsmesterség, ácsszakma
- ácsmesterségtrade of cutting and joining timber
- ácsszakmatrade of cutting and joining timber
- asztalosmesterségtrade of cutting and joining timber
- asztalosszakmatrade of cutting and joining timber
- ácsműhelycarpenter's workshop
- asztalosműhelycarpenter's workshop
- ácsmunkawork and objects produced by a carpenter
- ácsolatwork and objects produced by a carpenter
- ácsoláswork and objects produced by a carpenter
Icelandic trésmíði, trésmiðja
- trésmíðitrade of cutting and joining timber
- trésmiðjacarpenter's workshop
Irish siúinéireacht, cearpantóireacht
- siúinéireachttrade of cutting and joining timber
- cearpantóireachttrade of cutting and joining timber
Italian carpenteria, falegnameria
- carpenteriatrade of cutting and joining timber
- falegnameriacarpenter's workshop
Persian نجاری
- نجاری (najjâri)trade of cutting and joining timber
Polish stolarstwo
- stolarstwotrade of cutting and joining timber
Portuguese carpintaria, marcenaria
- carpintariatrade of cutting and joining timber
- marcenariatrade of cutting and joining timber
- carpintariacarpenter's workshop
Romanian tâmplărie, tâmplărie
- tâmplărietrade of cutting and joining timber
- tâmplăriecarpenter's workshop
Russian столя́рничество, плотничье де́ло
- столя́рничество (stoljárničestvo)trade of cutting and joining timber
- плотничье де́ло (plotničʹje délo)trade of cutting and joining timber
- плотницкие работы (plotnickije raboty)trade of cutting and joining timber
- пло́тничество (plótničestvo)trade of cutting and joining timber
Spanish carpintería
- carpinteríatrade of cutting and joining timber
Turkish dülgerlik, marangozluk
- dülgerliktrade of cutting and joining timber
- marangozluktrade of cutting and joining timber
- marangozhanecarpenter's workshop
Ukrainian тесля́рство
- тесля́рство (tesljárstvo)trade of cutting and joining timber
Urdu نجاری
- نجاری (najjārī)trade of cutting and joining timber
Cite this entry
APA
carpentry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpentry
MLA
“carpentry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpentry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpentry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpentry.
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