turnery

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/ˈtɜː(ɹ)nəɹi/

noun

The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe.

“August 20, 1761, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu, Esq. Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs, arms, and legs loaded with turnery.”

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Meanings

nounturnery (countable and uncountable, plural turneries)

plural turneries

  1. countableuncountableThe art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe.
  2. countableuncountableThings or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe.

    August 20, 1761, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu, Esq. Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs, arms, and legs loaded with turnery.

  3. countableuncountableA place where lathework is carried out.

Origin

From turn + -ery.

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Translations

Bulgarian стругарство
  • стругарство (strugarstvo)art of using a lathe
French tournerie
  • tournerieart of using a lathe
Italian torneria
  • torneriaart of using a lathe
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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