grapery

[grey-puh-ree]

noun

plural

graperies 

1. a building where grapes are grown.

2. a vineyard.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grapery¹

First recorded in 1805–15; grape + -ery

Example Sentences

Some maps of Brooklyn farmland depicted “a mansion house, and the ice house, and the oyster shack, and the grapery,” Ms. Brenwall said.

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The Grapery will ship anywhere in the U.S., though there’s a flat $12 shipping rate for California, parts of Nevada and the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas.

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So Beagle, chief executive of the Grapery in Bakersfield, started a home-delivery service called GraperyDirect.com that mails a bunch overnight using FedEx.

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Grapery.—Graperies used for the forcing of foreign grapes may be started, beginning at a temperature of 50� at night, with 10� or 15� higher during the day.

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Grapery.—The graperies started last month at 50� at night may now be increased to 60�, with a correspondingly higher day temperature.

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