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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)
Origin: Cf. F. Tournerie.
(01 Mar 1998)
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