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Webster 1913 Edition
Cookery
Cook′er-y
(koŏk′ẽr-y̆)
, Noun.
1.
The art or process of preparing food for the table, by dressing, compounding, and the application of heat; cooking.
2.
A delicacy; a dainty.
[Obs.]
R. North.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cookery
COOKERY
,Noun.