batterie de cuisine

American  

[bat^uh-ree d^uh kwee-zeen] / batə ri də kwiˈzin /

noun

French.

plural

batteries de cuisine

1. kitchen utensils.

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batterie de cuisine British  

/ batri də kɥizin /

noun

1. cooking utensils collectively; pots and pans, etc

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Etymology

Origin of batterie de cuisine

C18: literally: battery of kitchen

Example Sentences

The kitchen contains a batterie de cuisine that would flatter a cordon bleu chef.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the entire batterie de cuisine was arranged in open air, the Lama invited us, in his politeness, to go and repose in our tent for awhile. 

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] by Huc, Evariste Regis

Now, at ten am, the whole mass is at furnace heat, kettles boiling, stewpots simmering, and frying-pans hissing—in short, a complete batterie de cuisine in stridulous activity.

From The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne

Finally a boy is called to carry the batterie de cuisine, while Omar brandishes a gigantic kettle which he has picked up a little bruised for four shillings. 

From Letters from Egypt by Ross, Janet

A little later in his career his method changes: he relies upon his batterie de cuisine as much as ever, but uses some art to conceal the employment of his apparatus.

From Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" by Spence, Edward Fordham