ˈkärpən.trē, ˈkȧp-, -p ə mt-, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English carpentrie, from Old North French carpenterie, from carpentier carpenter
1. : the art or trade of a carpenter ; specifically : the art of shaping and assembling structural woodwork (as in constructing buildings)
2. : timberwork constructed by a carpenter ; specifically : an assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being framed together (as in a roof)
3. : the form or manner of putting together the parts (as of a literary or musical composition) : structure , arrangement
as neat a piece of interlocking dramatic carpentry as can be imagined — Peter Forster