cookery

[ koo k-uh-ree ]

/ ˈkʊk ə ri /

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noun, plural cook·er·ies.

the art or practice of cooking.

a place equipped for cooking.

Nearby words

cooke, cooke, alistair, cooke, jay, cooke, terence james, cooker, cookery, cookery book, cookery stove, cookeville, cookhouse, cookie

Origin of cookery

First recorded in 1350–1400, cookery is from the Middle English word cokerie. See cook¹, -ery

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Examples from the Web for cookery

Ferris credits her books Louisiana Cookery (1954) and New Orleans Cuisine (1969) as exemplars of diligent reporting and research.
The Tragic History of Southern Food|Jason Berry|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How does she find the time to write her cookery column for Waitrose magazine, that's what people will be asking.
Pippa Hits The Races|Tom Sykes|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A glance at some Chinese and Japanese methods of cookery may perhaps convince us of the probability of these remarks.
Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome|Apicius
They paid their bill and left the place with a much greater respect for Chinese cookery than they had ever expected to entertain.
Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator|J. W. Duffield

Lunch with me at the Ritz, and we will see whether the cookery, too, has been adapted to the new tastes.
The Great Prince Shan|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Extracts are used in cookery, medicine, and the manufacture of perfumery.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Cookery is of the lowest grade; nearly every day sees the same dishes, and those, also, which are prepared with the least trouble.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cookery

cookery

/ (ˈkʊkərɪ) /

noun

the art, study, or practice of cooking

US a place for cooking

Canadian a cookhouse at a mining or lumber camp

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Word Origin and History for cookery

cookery

late 14c.; see cook (n.) + -ery.

cookery

noun, plural cook·er·ies.

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