Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cookery"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cookery \Cook"er*y\ (k[oo^]k"[~e]r*[y^]), n.
1. The art or process of preparing food for the table, by
dressing, compounding, and the application of heat.
2. A delicacy; a dainty. [Obs.] --R. North.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cookery
n 1: the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so
prepared [syn: {cuisine}, {culinary art}]
2: the act of preparing something (as food) by the application
of heat [syn: {cooking}]
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