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
If they are too large for a pit, they will do well in a vinery, or in any other large house where they can stand at a distance from the glass without shading.
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 Keane, William
From this they saw him reach the big wall against which the vinery was built, and there he sat for a few moments motionless.
From Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel by Dadd, Frank
“He went up that vinery just like a monkey.”
From Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel by Dadd, Frank
"I suppose you have heard that they are building a new peach-house and vinery at Barrock-holme?"
From By Right of Purchase by Bindloss, Harold
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
“Notice the missus?” said Mr Solomon, as, after a glance at his big silver watch, he had suddenly said “Harpusate,” and led the way to the vineries.
From Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden by Fenn, George Manville
Pits, frames, vineries, and Peach-houses will bring the fruit to perfection, either in pots or planted out.
From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons
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
The sunlight lay bright upon its time-mellowed façade, and was flung back from the half-hidden orchid houses and vineries.
From Delilah of the Snows by Bindloss, Harold
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