TURNERY

turnery

(noun) products made on a lathe

turnery

(noun) workshop where objects are made on a lathe

Source: WordNet® 3.1

turnery (countable and uncountable, plural turneries)

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.

A place where lathework is carried out.

Source: Wiktionary

Turn"er*y, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tournerie.]

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. Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs, arms, and legs loaded with turnery. Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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