TURNERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turnery mean? 

• TURNERY (noun)
  The noun TURNERY has 2 senses:

1. workshop where objects are made on a lathe

2. products made on a lathe

  Familiarity information: TURNERY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURNERY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Workshop where objects are made on a lathe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("turnery" is a kind of...):

shop; workshop (small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done)

Derivation:

turn (shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Products made on a lathe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("turnery" is a kind of...):

product; production (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process)

Derivation:

turn (shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel)