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Added 9 October 2026

carpentry

/ˈkɑː.pɪn.tri/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about carpentry at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood.

Origin

From Middle English carpentrie, from Anglo-Norman carpenterie, from Old Northern French (compare French charpenterie). See carpenter.

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