turnery
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)nəɹi/
Definition of turnery
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe.
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(countable, uncountable)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.”
- (countable, uncountable)A place where lathework is carried out.
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Etymology
From turn + -ery.
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