turnery

English

Etymology

turn +‎ -ery

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɜː(ɹ)nəɹi/

Noun

turnery (countable and uncountable, plural turneries)

1. The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe.
2. Things or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe.
   • August 20, 1761, Horace Walpole, letter to George Montagu, Esq.

     Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs, arms, and legs loaded with turnery.

3. A place where lathework is carried out.

Translations

art of using a lathe

• Bulgarian: стругарство n (strugarstvo)
• French: tournerie (fr)
• Italian: torneria

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• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} strungărie (ro) f