cookery
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Definition of cookery
1 : the art or practice of cooking
2 : an establishment for cooking
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Young chefs are stagingabroad and returning home to open inspired establishments that celebrate the heart of Czech cookery, elevating the cuisine to Michelin recognition. — Kat Odell, Vogue, "Where to Find the Fruits of Prague’s Food Revolution," 7 July 2018 Cruisers can learn everything from Argentine-style grilling to Italian pasta cookery in the gleaming Culinary Arts Kitchen on Regent’s Seven Seas Explorer. — Veronica Stoddart, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why There’s Never Been a Better Time to Cruise (Hint: the Food)," 12 June 2018 The generous chapters on vegetable side dishes and vegetarian mains should satisfy anyone who wants to limit meat consumption and still enjoy the pleasures of outdoor cookery. — Barry Estabrook, WSJ, "Summer Books: Food," 23 May 2018 The 5th Connecticut Regiment — in full colonial dress — will interact with all civilians, who can also watch demonstrations of 18th-century medicine, open-fire cookery, camp life, marching and musket firing. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, "Things To Do This Week," 20 May 2018 This model could free people up from some of the tasks of cookery and give them time to focus on creativity. — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, "Robots made me lunch. I enjoyed it. Is that so wrong?," 8 May 2018 Most importantly, Held, 31, shares the grand dame of French cookery’s apology-free, everything is fixable philosophy in the kitchen. — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, "You Can Now Learn To Cook at Julia Child's Provençal Home," 26 Apr. 2018 Which is a crying shame, because our culinary flair offers more than just a few make-do dishes for budget-conscious cookery. — Southern Living, "A Loving Tribute to a True Southern Food Legend," 13 Apr. 2018 Whatever the flourishes, there are a few universal commandments of cutlet cookery. — Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, "Why Cutlets Are What Everyone Wants for Dinner," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cookery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cookery
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English Language Learners Definition of cookery
: the art or activity of cooking food
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