The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
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
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.