Associations to the word «Cookery»

Wiktionary

COOKERY, noun. The art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking.
COOKERY, noun. (obsolete) A delicacy; a dainty.
COOKERY, noun. (obsolete) Cooking tools or apparatus.
COOKERY, noun. (figurative) Making something appear better than it is; altering or falsifying records; 'window dressing'.
COOKERY BOOK, noun. Cook book
COOKERY BOOKS, noun. Plural of cookery book

Dictionary definition

COOKERY, noun. The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife".

Wise words

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Stephen King