cookery
Americannoun
plural
cookeries-
the art or practice of cooking.
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a place equipped for cooking.
noun
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the art, study, or practice of cooking
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a place for cooking
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a cookhouse at a mining or lumber camp
Etymology
Origin of cookery
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English cokerie, kokery; cook 1, -ery
Example Sentences
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He once cautioned that “Mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eat about twice as much as nature requires.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
He wants to hang a sheet from the chalet to project films into a summer open air cinema, and open a bistro where they could offer cookery classes.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Plant-based cookery school Joyfull Greens is running the monthly sessions on Wednesday mornings at the Denningberg Centre, Waverley Borough Council said.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Deighton also authored a number of historical books about the Second World War and, as a cookery writer, helped to introduce French cuisine to the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
A small treasure of a book hidden inside a big common one—like...spells printed on dragonfly wings, discovered tucked inside a cookery book, right between the recipes for cabbages and corn.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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