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creamery

[ kree-muh-ree ]
/ ˈkri mə ri /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR creamery

noun, plural cream·er·ies.

a place where milk and cream are processed and where butter and cheese are produced.
a place for the sale of milk and its products.
a place where milk is set to form cream.

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Origin of creamery

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; cream + -ery

Words nearby creamery

cream cheese, cream cracker, cream-crackered, creamcups, creamer, creamery, cream ice, creamlaid, cream of tartar, cream pail, cream puff
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Words related to creamery

dairy farm, farm, buttery, factory

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British Dictionary definitions for creamery

creamery
/ (ˈkriːmərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

an establishment where milk and cream are made into butter and cheese
a place where dairy products are sold
a place where milk is left to stand until the cream rises to the top
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