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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat;
- Example: "cooking can be a great art"
- Example: "people are needed who have experience in cookery"
- Example: "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
[syn: cooking, cookery, preparation]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cookery \Cook"er*y\ (k[oo^]k"[~e]r*[y^]), n.
   1. The art or process of preparing food for the table, by
      dressing, compounding, and the application of heat;
      cooking.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A delicacy; a dainty. [Obs.] --R. North.
      [1913 Webster] Cookey


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cookery
    n 1: 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" [syn: cooking, cookery,
         preparation]