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joinery
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun joinery has 2 senses
- joinery(n = noun.artifact) Array - fine woodwork done by a joiner; Array is a kind of woodwork
- joinery(n = noun.act) cabinetmaking - the craft of a joiner; Array is a kind of carpentry, woodwork, woodworking
CIDE DICTIONARY
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. [1913 Webster]
"A piece of joinery . . . whimsically dovetailed."
[1913 Webster]
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