Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The occupation of a cabinet-maker; the making of fine furniture and the like.
- noun The selection of cabinet ministers; the formation of a political cabinet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The art or occupation of making the finer articles of household furniture.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The art of the
cabinetmaker
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the craft of a joiner
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Examples
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Two years later I was earning twice as much money as I had in cabinetmaking, which meant I could buy more things and of course pay more income taxes than I had before.
Think Progress » Tea party leaders say they would ‘absolutely’ abolish Social Security. 2010
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I got into the custom architectural-woodworking/cabinetmaking biz in 1985, with my two brothers and another partner.
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Fred ♪ ♫ ♪ says: [5th Estate says: despite having gone back into the high-end custom cabinetmaking biz]
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Basically, yes (though you have applied the incorrect tense to my cabinetmaking career).
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Jacques Émile Ruhlmann began his career as a painter and textile designer, with, amazingly, no formal training in cabinetmaking.
All Hands on Deco David Netto 2011
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A talented athlete and carpenter in his youth, he enrolled in a technical school to learn woodworking, cabinetmaking, painting, tiling, plumbing and roofing, and, after graduating, spent three years working in Sinai at some of Egypt's largest beach resorts.
Who Are the Four Prisoners Released from Guantanamo to Albania and Spain? 2010
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The Moore collection also features antiques from all the major colonial cabinetmaking centers.
Auction Watch Jan 2008
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The Moore collection also features antiques from all the major colonial cabinetmaking centers.
Archive 2008-09-01 Jan 2008
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At local foundries, print shops and cabinetmaking plants, he sees many jobs that require more than the on-the-job training that sufficed in years past, but less than a college degree.
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Cottage industries such as weaving, shoemaking, and cabinetmaking also helped the colony thrive.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2007
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