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turnery

9.9

A workshop where wood is shaped on a lathe

noun
/ˈtɜrnəri/

Archaic

: taller de tornería

The craftsman worked with great skill in his turnery, creating elegant wooden bowls.

Examples

The museum displayed old tools and finished products from a Victorian-era turnery.
Many of the town's residents found employment at the local turnery during the 19th century.
The local turnery produces beautiful wooden furniture.
He works at a small turnery in the countryside.
The craftsman worked with great skill in his turnery, creating elegant wooden bowls.
The museum displayed old tools and finished products from a Victorian-era turnery.
Many of the town's residents found employment at the local turnery during the 19th century.

Synonyms

woodshop

vsturnery

5 2.6

A place where people make things like furniture from wood using tools

is narrower and focuses on shaping objects using a lathe

Surface Forms

turnery singular

turneries plural

Morphology

turnery = turn (semi-transparent) = turn + ery

Derived by adding '-ery' to 'turn' to denote a place or collection related to turning; understandable but requires knowledge of the technical sense of 'turn'.

Etymology

The word turnery comes from turn 'to spin' and -ery 'place', so it originally named the workshop where wood was turned on a lathe, a machine that spins wood so it can be shaped. That's why a turnery is a shop where craftsmen make turned items such as elegant bowls and spindles.