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Joinery   Listen
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Joinery  n.  The art, or trade, of a joiner; the work of a joiner; doing the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings. "A piece of joinery... whimsically dovetailed."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Joinery" Quotes from Famous Books



... do not remember seeing any wooden things on the moon; doors tables, everything corresponding to our terrestrial joinery was made of metal, and I believe for the most part of gold, which as a metal would, of course, naturally recommend itself—other things being equal—on account of the ease in working it, and ...
— The First Men In The Moon • H. G. Wells

... not know," he answered. "These goods are supplied to us with many others, such as joinery and carving, by one Septimus, who is a contractor and, they say, a head priest among the Christians, employing many hands at his shops in the poor streets yonder. One or more of them must be designers of taste, since of ...
— Pearl-Maiden • H. Rider Haggard



Words linked to "Joinery" :   woodwork, carpentry



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