domestic science

noun

1. home economics.

domestic science

noun

1. the study of cooking, needlework, and other subjects concerned with household skills

Word History and Origins

Origin of domestic science¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Many other positions are open to the domestic science graduate.

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Modern schools of domestic science and business colleges should be considered.

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She could teach in the primary or grammar grades, or take beginner's classes in Domestic Science.

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The following trades are taught: domestic science and domestic art, carpentry, wood-turning, machinery and blacksmithing.

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Besides the regular high school courses, this school has departments of domestic science and domestic arts for the girls.

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