culinary

[kyoo-luh-ner-ee, kuhl-uh-]

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adjective

of, relating to, or used in cooking or the kitchen.

Origin of culinary

1630–40; < Latin culīnārius of the kitchen, equivalent to culīn(a) kitchen, food + -ārius -ary

Related formscu·li·nar·i·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for culinary

Contemporary Examples of culinary

In the culinary world, the birth of a world-renowned restaurant can often be followed by relatively short lifespan.
Inside The World’s 10 Oldest Restaurants
Justin Jones
December 20, 2014
An esteemed historian of Southern culinary culture, Ferris had all the utensils to do some serious carving on Paula Deen.
The Tragic History of Southern Food
Jason Berry
November 12, 2014
This presented a challenge that was as much an engineering one as it was a culinary one.
The Latest in High-Tech Chips
September 18, 2014
It was one of the fast-food treats on the menu at an international conference for the Culinary Institute of America.
Food for Thought
September 18, 2014
And then there are the five-times-a-week regulars for whom The Cottage is a culinary touchstone.
Finding Food Heaven on the Cali Coast
Jane & Michael Stern
August 17, 2014

Historical Examples of culinary

The best hotel and all its culinary myrmidons, were set to work to prepare the feast.
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
The most convenient application of steam for culinary purposes is, when it directly acts upon the substance to be heated.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,
Mary Eaton
Also the losses to the culinary outfit did make problems for the trip.
The Treasure Trail
Marah Ellis Ryan
And she vanished again into the culinary kingdom over which she presided.
The Golden Woman
Ridgwell Cullum
Of the culinary stores provided there never could be a complaint.
A Woman who went to Alaska
May Kellogg Sullivan

British Dictionary definitions for culinary

culinary

adjective

of, relating to, or used in the kitchen or in cookery

Derived Formsculinarily, adverb

Word Origin for culinary

C17: from Latin culīna kitchen

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Word Origin and History for culinary

adj.

1630s, "of the kitchen," from Latin culinarius "pertaining to the kitchen," from culina "kitchen, food" (see kiln). Meaning "of cookery" is from 1650s.