bakery

[bey-kuh-ree, beyk-ree]

noun, plural bak·er·ies.

Also called bake·shop

[beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/. a baker's shop.

a place where baked goods are made.

Origin of bakery

1535–45; baker + -y³; now taken as bake + -ery

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Examples from the Web for bakeshop

Historical Examples of bakeshop

Hiney, there, was in a bakeshop all day at three and a half a week.
The New Education
Scott Nearing
It must be near mornin', an' if there is a bakeshop anywhere 'round, you could get some.
The Princess and Joe Potter
James Otis
Who should be coming out of the bakeshop but chubby Richard in person?
The Incendiary
W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
They passed the bakeshop, but Cosette did not think of the bread which she had been ordered to fetch.
Les Misrables
Victor Hugo
"A sociable little magpie, that one," jerking his thumb toward the bakeshop girl.
The Incendiary
W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy

British Dictionary definitions for bakeshop

bakery

noun plural -eries

Also called: bakehouse a room or building equipped for baking

a shop in which bread, cakes, etc, are sold

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Word Origin and History for bakeshop

bakery

c.1820, "place for making bread;" see bake (v.) + -ery. Replaced earlier bakehouse (c.1400). As "shop where baked goods are sold" it was noted as an Americanism by British travelers from c.1830.