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petrified carpentry

petrified carpentry noun: the presence in stonework architecture of designs that originated in carved wooden structures.

Noun

petrified carpentry (uncountable)

  1. The presence in stonework architecture of designs that originated in carved wooden structures.
    • It is, however, often used in woodwork, where it is easier to execute, and it seems possible that its use at Göbekli Tepe constitutes an example of ʻpetrified carpentryʼ.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 228

Questions about petrified carpentry

What does petrified carpentry mean?
Petrified carpentry means the presence in stonework architecture of designs that originated in carved wooden structures.
What part of speech is petrified carpentry?
Petrified carpentry is a noun.

Words near petrified carpentry in the dictionary

  1. petrificated
  2. petrification
  3. petrifications
  4. petrificious
  5. petrified
  6. petrified carpentry
  7. petrifier
  8. petrifiers
  9. petrifies
  10. petrify
  11. petrifying

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