Definition

1. Noun:
   • The products or objects made using a lathe: "Turnery" refers to items that are shaped by the process of turning on a lathe.
   • The workshop or craft of making objects on a lathe: "Turnery" also denotes the place where such work is done or the craft itself.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The exhibition featured exquisite turnery, including wooden bowls and candlesticks.
  • He apprenticed in a turnery to learn the skills of woodturning.

Advanced Usage

• As an uncountable noun (craft/process): When referring to the craft or activity.
  • He dedicated his life to the art of turnery.
• As a countable noun (workshop): When referring to a specific workshop.
  • The old turnery at the edge of town has been converted into a gallery.

Variants and Related Words

• Turner (n): A person who operates a lathe to make turnery.
• Woodturning (n): The craft of shaping wood on a lathe, a specific type of turnery.
• Metal-turning (n): The process of shaping metal on a lathe.

Synonyms

• Lathework: Work done on a lathe.
• Woodcraft (when specific to wood): The skill of making wooden objects.

Related Phrases

• To work at the turnery: To be employed in a workshop making objects on a lathe.
  • For generations, his family has worked at the turnery.

Noun

1. products made on a lathe
2. workshop where objects are made on a lathe