domestic science
noun
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Origin of domestic science
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby domestic science
domestic fowl, domesticity, domestic partner, domestic prelate, domestic-relations court, domestic science, domestic system, domestic violence, domestique, dome top, Domett
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Example sentences from the Web for domestic science
I know it runs counter to all our fixed ideas and what we are taught in domestic-science classes.
Home Fires in France|Dorothy CanfieldBut the teacher must, in most instances, move out of her domestic-science kitchen with its little gas stoves and quart sauce-pans.
Our Schools in War Time—and After|Arthur Davis DeanSome will have to be fed in the schools, and here is an opportunity for the older girls in domestic-science classes.
Our Schools in War Time—and After|Arthur Davis Dean
British Dictionary definitions for domestic science
domestic science
noun
the study of cooking, needlework, and other subjects concerned with household skills
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