carpentry
noun/ˈkɑːpəntri/
/ˈkɑːrpəntri/
[uncountable]- the work of a carpenter
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- things made by a carpenter
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French carpentrie, Old French charpenterie, from charpentier, from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) ‘carriage (maker)’, from carpentum ‘wagon’, of Gaulish origin; related to car.
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