turnery

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English

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Etymology

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From turn +‎ -ery.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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.

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