workery
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English werkri, equivalent to work + -ery. Compare Dutch werkerij, German Werkerei (“factory”).
Noun
[edit]workery (plural not attested)
- 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.”
- 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.