joinery

English

Noun

joinery (countable and uncountable, plural joineries)

  1. A factory producing wooden products such as tables, doors, and cabinets.
  2. The work of the joiner.
    • 1949 May and June, “Notes and News: Construction of the Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 202:
      The timbering and centring used for the construction of the main arch were exceptionally massive, and were acclaimed as masterpieces of joinery in contemporary reports on the progress of the work.

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