lactary
/ˈlæktəɹi/
lactary is the alternative form of lactory.
Meaning of lactory
Adjective
lactory (not comparable)
- Lactiferous.
- lactory or milky plants1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
Noun
lactary (plural lactaries)
- A dairyhouse.
- The same may be said of the ‘long-horns’ and of the ‘Alderneys;’ for the former, though fattened for the market, and yielding a large supply of butter and cheese, are not kept to any great extent in the ‘lactaries,’ or milk establishments; […]1841 July, “A Day at a London Dairy”, in The Penny Magazine […], volume 10, page 300
- The quantity of butter made here is, for an obvious reason small; and rarely exceeds 100 lbs. per week. […] Such is one of the London Lactaries:—there are many of them, some of larger, several of equal, and a few of interior extent.1841 December 22, J. R., “London Lactaries”, in New England Farmer, and Horticultural Register, volume 20, number 25, page 197
Forms of lactary
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more lactary |
| superlative | most lactary |
| Noun | |
| plural | lactaries |
Origin of lactary
From Latin lactārius.
Words that rhyme with lactary
Questions about lactary
- What does lactary mean?
- Lactary means a dairyhouse.
- What is lactary the alternative form of?
- Lactary is the alternative form of lactory.
- What part of speech is lactary?
- Lactary is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lactary?
- Lactary is pronounced /ˈlæktəɹi/.
- What is the plural of lactary?
- The plural of lactary is lactaries.
Words near lactary in the dictionary
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