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单词 workery
释义

workery

English

Etymology

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

Noun

workery (plural not attested)

  1. The art or business of working; workmanship, especially pertaining to handcrafts, handiwork, needlework, etc.
    • 2012, Noel Riley Fitch, Appetite for Life:
      She was, in Julia's words, “a marvel of cookery, workery, good humor, and everyone warms to her and loves her.”
  2. A place where one works; workshop; factory
    • 2014, Valeria Luiselli, Faces in the Crowd:
      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.
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