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noun

Turnery n.

The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or other forms by means of a lathe.

Things or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe. "Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs, arms, and legs loaded with turnery."

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Etymology of 'Turnery'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Turnery" Quotes from Famous Books

... made to any extent by hand, but are rapidly turned in enormous numbers by machinery. In France sabots are also made of hornbeam wood, but the difficulty in working it and its weight render it less valuable for sabotage than beech. For turnery generally, cabinet making, and also for agricultural implements, etc., this wood is highly valued; in some of the French winegrowing districts, viz., Cote d'Or and Yonne, hoops for the wine barrels are largely made from this tree. It makes the best ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 • Various

... uses. Its wood is compact and heavy, weighing forty-four pounds to the cubic foot. In France it is much used in turnery; and wine-casks are made from it, as it gives to white wines an agreeable flavour of violets. Vine-props and fences are made from its branches; and out of its bark—by a process which I have not time to describe—a cloth can be manufactured almost as fine as silk itself. ...

— The Boy Hunters • Captain Mayne Reid

Words linked to "Turnery" : shop, production