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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesebanista
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e.baˈni.sta
"L'ebanista ha intagliato il legno con grande precisione."
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A skilled woodworker who builds high-quality furniture, such as cabinets, chests, and tables, often using fine hardwoods and intricate joinery.
"The custom cabinet-maker crafted a stunning mahogany bookshelf for the library." - 2
A craftsman specializing in the construction of fitted architectural woodwork and cabinetry for kitchens and bathrooms.
"They hired a local cabinet-maker to design the built-in storage units for their new kitchen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound combining 'cabinet', derived from the Old French diminutive 'cabine' (ultimately from Late Latin 'capanna'), and 'maker', from Old English 'macian'. First appearing in the late 17th century, it emerged to distinguish skilled woodworkers who built fine, intricate storage furniture from rougher carpenters who framed houses and built basic structures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cabinet-maker" is said worldwide
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ébéniste
Transliteration: eb-e-nist
"L'ébéniste a passé des semaines à restaurer la commode ancienne."
Tischler
Transliteration: tɪʃlɐ
"Der Tischler baute maßgefertigte Möbel für das Wohnzimmer."
ebanista
Transliteration: e.baˈni.sta
"L'ebanista ha intagliato il legno con grande precisione."
ebanista
Transliteration: e.βaˈnis.ta
"El ebanista creó una mesa única con madera de roble."
ebanista
Transliteration: e.baˈniʃ.tɐ
"O ebanista restaurou o armário antigo com muito cuidado."
बढ़ई
Transliteration: badh'ee
"कुशल बढ़ई ने लकड़ी की एक सुंदर अलमारी बनाई।"
细木工匠
Transliteration: xì mù gōng jiàng
"这位细木工匠用优质硬木制作了一个漂亮的柜子。"
가구장이
Transliteration: gagu-jang-i
"숙련된 가구장이가 맞춤형 책장을 제작했다."
指物師
Transliteration: sashimono-shi
"その指物師は伝統的な手法で美しい棚を作った。"
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