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treewright

treewright noun: a worker of wood, carpenter, joiner.

Noun

treewright (plural treewrights)

  1. (archaic, historical, literary, rare) A worker of wood, carpenter, joiner.
    • The work of the treewright or structural woodworker differed from that of the later medieval carpenter, in the reliance on building by eye, the controlled splitting of timber (rather that sawing), and reliance on unmeasured joints.2020, Alan Lane, Mark Redknap, Llangorse Crannog
    • Tarkyn hesitated, the cultural violation of taking outsiders uninvited among treewrights warring with his wish to make use of these shamans' skills.2022, Jennifer Ealey, The Dark Amulet Collection
    Synonyms:
    woodwright

Synonyms of treewright

Forms of treewright

pluraltreewrights

Origin of treewright

From Middle English *tre-wrighte, from Old English trēowwyrhta (“wood-worker, carpenter”), equivalent to tree + wright.

Questions about treewright

What does treewright mean?
Treewright means a worker of wood, carpenter, joiner.
What part of speech is treewright?
Treewright is a noun.
What is the plural of treewright?
The plural of treewright is treewrights.

Words near treewright in the dictionary

  1. treeward
  2. treewards
  3. treeware
  4. treewidth
  5. treewidths
  6. treewright
  7. treewrights
  8. treey
  9. tref
  10. Tref Alaw
  11. trefa

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