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Definition of Grapery
1. n. A building or inclosure used for the cultivation of grapes.
Definition of Grapery
1. Noun. a place used for grape cultivation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grapery
1. a vinery [n -ERIES] - See also: vinery
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grapery
Literary usage of Grapery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gardening for Pleasure: A Guide to the Amateur in the Fruit, Vegetable, and by Peter Henderson (1884)
"THE COLD grapery. I know of no addition to a country home from which such a large
amount of satisfaction can be obtained at so small an outlay as from a ..."
2. Life in the Sandwich Islands: Or, The Heart of the Pacific, as it was and is by Henry Theodore Cheever (1856)
"... missionary's grapery—The two vineyards, natural and moral—Division of labor—Church
and school—Industrial enterprise—The maids of Molokai—Native costume ..."
3. Culture of the Grape by William Chamberlain Strong (1867)
"Bat there are advantages in having close houses, in order to obtain entire control
of the atmosphere, even for the summer crop. THE COLD grapery. ..."
4. A Book for a Rainy Day: Or, Recollections of the Events of the Years 1766-1833 by John Thomas Smith (1861)
"... gate grapery, and of his neighbour, a divine gen- tlem— man, he had very nearly
called him, who had horsewhipped his wife. 1791. ..."
5. The Illustrated Annual Register of Rural Affairs and Cultivator Almanac for by John Jacob Thomas (1873)
"... Cheap grapery, &c., &c.—more than 50 Engravings. VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY—Tracing
Growth of the Plant from the Embryo throughout —the Principles of Grafting ..."
6. Fruits and Vegetables Under Glass: Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Figs, Grapes by William Turner (1912)
"Still, if desired, these compartments may be extended to any length according to
demands, although I would not advocate having the grapery more than 25 feet ..."
7. The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries and Improvements (1797)
"I therefore fend you a drawing of the grapery in which they were railed, ...
is a full view of the grapery. Fig. ..."
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