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petrified carpentry en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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: