chairmaking

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noun

The manufacture of chairs.

OriginEnglish making ← Middle English making ← Old English macung →
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Meanings

nounchairmaking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe manufacture of chairs.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
  9. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
  10. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
  11. Latincathedra
  12. Old Frenchchaiere
  13. Middle Englishchayere
  14. Englishchair
  15. Old Englishmacung
  16. Middle Englishmaking
  17. Englishmaking
  18. Englishchairmaking

From chair + making.

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APA

chairmaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairmaking

MLA

“chairmaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairmaking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairmaking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairmaking.

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