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TURNERY
turnery
(noun) products made on a lathe
turnery
(noun) workshop where objects are made on a lathe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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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