utensilry
utensilry noun: utensils collectively.
Noun
utensilry (uncountable)
- Utensils collectively.
- But perhaps, among all the improvements made in the household furniture and utensilry, the greatest about this time was the introduction of a new species of dishes, from England, instead of the old, clumsy, Dutch delftware, and the more ancient pewter-plates.1829, Geo[rge] Robertson, Rural Recollections; or, The Progress of Improvement in Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Irvine: Cunninghame Press, […] for the Author; and sold by A. Douglas, Edinburgh, […]...
- The timber is soft and white; and has long been held in esteem for the wooden utensils of the kitchen and the laundry and the farmery, and for many purposes of the turner; but, since the general introduction of mineral wares into most departments of utensilry, it has come to be of value principally...1851, “MAPLE”, in John M[arius] Wilson, editor, The Rural Cyclopedia, or A General Dictionary of Agriculture. And of the Arts, Sciences, Instruments, and Practice, Necessary to the Farmer...
- Synonyms:
- utensilware
Examples of utensilry in a sentence
- If our cooking utensilry is not modern and we must resort to using water, then use a very small amount and let the vegetables cook practically in their own juices.1934 July 13, Paul France, “Kitchen Chemistry”, in Los Angeles Evening Post-Record, Los Angeles, Calif., section “First Step”, page 7:
- Thus developed the patterns of utensilry—but precisely where and when silver entered the scene to embody them, the archæologists are still disputing.1939 July 24, Caleb, “The ABC’s of Silver”, in Chicago Daily Tribune, volume XCVIII, number 175, page 4, column 1:
- Somewhat surprisingly, the development of agriculture, pottery, and an elaborated culinary utensilry had no dramatically visible effect.1977, James A. McNamara, Katherine A. Ribbens, editors, The Biology of Occlusal Development: Proceedings of a Sponsored Symposium Honoring...
- He homed in on any mention of weaponry, utensilry, cutlery—[…]2003, Devin McKinney, Magic Circles: The Beatles in Dream and History, Cambridge, Mass.; London: Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 300:
Synonyms of utensilry
Origin of utensilry
From utensil + -ry.
Questions about utensilry
- What does utensilry mean?
- Utensilry means utensils collectively.
- How do you use utensilry in a sentence?
- If our cooking utensilry is not modern and we must resort to using water, then use a very small amount and let the vegetables cook practically in their own juices.
- What part of speech is utensilry?
- Utensilry is a noun.
Words near utensilry in the dictionary
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