cookery
Americannoun
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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; see origin at cook 1, -ery
Example Sentences
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They included Good Afternoon and Afternoon Plus, the latter of which featured among other things the first TV appearances by Dame Mary Berry, who was then cookery editor of Home and Freezer Digest.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
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
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
"First we look at the ingredients -- the bouillon, the vegetables," said Flang Cupido, 63, a cookery teacher taking part as a judge for the fourth time this year.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
All those plans I had—photography courses and cookery classes—when it comes down to it, they feel a hit pointless, as if I’m playing at real life instead of actually living it.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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