Definition of Rockeries

1. Noun. (plural of rockery) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rockeries

1. rockery [n] - See also: rockery

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rockeries

rockaways
rockbound
rockbridgeite
rockbun
rockbuns
rockburst
rockchuck
rockclimbing
rockclimbings
rockcress
rocked
rocked along
rocker
rocker arm
rockered
rockeries (current term)
rockers
rockery
rocket
rocket-pack
rocket-packs
rocket-propelled
rocket aircraft
rocket base
rocket belt
rocket belts
rocket car
rocket cress
rocket engine
rocket engineer

Literary usage of Rockeries

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Home Floriculture: A Familiar Guide to the Treatment of Flowering and Other by Eben Eugene Rexford (1903)
"... L rockeries When properly made, on a lawn or in a yard of considerable size, ... thing will most likely be a burlesque on one of nature's rockeries. ..."

2. Gardens of Light and Shade by Bob Sketch (1886)
"... spar, and even gingerbeer-bottles and brown teapots have formed the incongruous items of huge erections dignified by the name of grottoes or rockeries, ..."

3. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1892)
"... especially valued for ornamenting rockeries. Some thirteen species are natives of Britain, the best known of which is S. umbrosa, which, ..."

4. Pot-pourri Mixed by Two by Ethel Case (1914)
"... for Sleeplessness—rockeries in Autumn—Cuttings— Sending for the Doctor—The Swarming of the Bees—Vegetable Recipes. I TOOK a friend over yesterday to see ..."

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