[kahr-puh
n-tree] 
| 1. | the trade of a carpenter: He earned his living at carpentry. |
| 2. | the work produced by a carpenter. |
| 3. | the way in which something, esp. a work of literature, is structured. |
| car·pen·ter (kär'pən-tər) n. A skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures. v. car·pen·tered, car·pen·ter·ing, car·pen·ters v. tr. To make, finish, or repair (wooden structures). v. intr. To work as a carpenter. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin carpentārius (artifex), (maker) of a carriage, from carpentum, a two-wheeled carriage, of Celtic origin; see kers- in Indo-European roots.] car'pen·try (-trē) n. |
carpentry
the art and trade of cutting, working, and joining timber. The term includes both structural timberwork in framing and items such as doors, windows, and staircases.
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