Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Finished woodwork fashioned by a cabinetmaker.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Fine woodwork used in cabinet-making: thus, veneered doors or polished paneled dados, mantelpieces, and the like are spoken of as fine cabinet-work.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The art or occupation of working upon wooden furniture requiring nice workmanship; also, such furniture.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun furniture made by a cabinetmaker
  • noun cabinetmaking

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun woodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker
  • noun the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality)

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Examples

  • Finally, there is the benefit of separating the cost of cabinetwork from the construction cost of the house.

    Living Smaller 1991

  • Finally, there is the benefit of separating the cost of cabinetwork from the construction cost of the house.

    Living Smaller 1991

  • Smaller houses have fewer bathrooms, smaller kitchens with less cabinetwork, which is expensive, and fewer and smaller rooms.

    Living Smaller 1991

  • Smaller houses have fewer bathrooms, smaller kitchens with less cabinetwork, which is expensive, and fewer and smaller rooms.

    Living Smaller 1991

  • Nedith took a shortcut through her sterile kitchen, admiring as she always did the expanse of gleaming stainless steel and mellow walnut cabinetwork.

    Sudden Rain Maritta Wolff 2009

  • So he was doing the cabinetwork alongside of it, both things for quite awhile?

    Oral History Interview with Carolyn Rogers, May 22, 2003. Interview K-0656. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 2003

  • By daylight this was a stunning room with its pale taupe cabinetwork, oak flooring, and muted tapestry fabrics, but tonight it seemed as cold as a cave.

    The Pull of the Moon Graham, Darlene 1999

  • First, the quality of finish carpentry and cabinetwork, which can vary considerably, would be left to the discretion of the homeowner.

    Living Smaller 1991

  • First, the quality of finish carpentry and cabinetwork, which can vary considerably, would be left to the discretion of the homeowner.

    Living Smaller 1991

  • The wood makes excellent fuel and can also be used for furniture and cabinetwork.

    Chapter 7 1990

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