noun
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a hothouse for growing grapes
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another name for a vineyard
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vines collectively
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Etymology
Origin of vinery
1375–1425; vine + -ery, replacing late Middle English vinary < Medieval Latin vīnārium, noun use of neuter of Latin vīnārius of wine; see -ary
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She said it had been used as a vinery before being abandoned, but that a Heritage Lottery Fund grant had seen it and the surrounding walled kitchen gardens "restored to their halcyon days".
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2012
Fruit Houses.—The principal of these are the vinery, peach house, cucumber and melon house and orchard house.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
Directly after the doctor appeared in the study window, and, closely followed by Helen, hurried toward the front of the vinery, where the gardener stood.
From Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel by Frank Dadd
In those days a well-served chapel was something like a good vinery in our own,—an opportunity for display and the source of mild enjoyments.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Turning over this problem in her mind, she went slowly down the garden to Peter, who was at work again in his beloved vinery.
From Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls by Margaret Bruce Clarke
Traditionalists claim that the frenzy over these wines, which are sold through a mailing list, is unjustified, and that comparing the product of tiny new vineyards to that of historic vineries is folly.
From Time Magazine Archive
In vineries now commencing to force, adopt the practice of producing, where it can be applied, a kindly humidity by means of dung and leaves, or other such fermenting materials.
From In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house by William Keane
Why, don’t they heat the vineries at Tremby Court with hot-water?”
From The Weathercock Being the Adventures of a Boy with a Bias by A.W. Cooper
Supplies may be kept up through the winter by sowing in shallow boxes, which can be put into vineries, forcing pits, and other odd places.
From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons
Here are vineries and hot-houses, all in most exquisite order, for this is Mrs. Fraser's particular hobby.
From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Helen C. Black
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