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workery

workery noun: the art or business of working; workmanship, especially pertaining to handcrafts, handiwork, needlework, etc.

Noun

workery (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The art or business of working; workmanship, especially pertaining to handcrafts, handiwork, needlework, etc.
    • She was, in Julia's words, “a marvel of cookery, workery, good humor, and everyone warms to her and loves her.”2012, Noel Riley Fitch, Appetite for Life
  2. (no plural) A place where one works; workshop; factory
    • The boy says his father works in the workery. The baby doesn't say anything, but one day she's going to say Pa-pa. My husband's an architect.2014, Valeria Luiselli, Faces in the Crowd

Origin of workery

From Middle English werkri, equivalent to work + -ery. Compare Dutch werkerij, German Werkerei (“factory”).

Questions about workery

What does workery mean?
Workery means the art or business of working; workmanship, especially pertaining to handcrafts, handiwork, needlework, etc.
What part of speech is workery?
Workery is a noun.

Words near workery in the dictionary

  1. workers' paradises
  2. workers' party
  3. workers' salute
  4. workers' salutes
  5. workership
  6. workery
  7. workes
  8. workest
  9. worketh
  10. workface
  11. workfaces

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