- enginery
- noun Date: 1641 instruments of war
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
enginery
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Enginery — En gine*ry, n. 1. The act or art of managing engines, or artillery. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Engines, in general; instruments of war. [1913 Webster] Training his devilish enginery. Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Any device or contrivance; machinery;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enginery — [en′jin rē] n. Now Rare engines or machinery collectively; esp., instruments of war … English World dictionary
enginery — /en jeuhn ree/, n., pl. engineries. 1. engines collectively; machinery. 2. engines of war collectively. 3. skillful or artful contrivance. [1595 1605; ENGINE + RY] * * * … Universalium
enginery — noun Machinery made up of engines … Wiktionary
enginery — n. machinery consisting of engines collectively; instruments of war … English contemporary dictionary
enginery — n. 1. Engines, machines, (especially) artillery. 2. Mechanism, machinery, mechanical contrivances. 3. Contrivances, schemes, devices, machinations, artifices, system of artifice … New dictionary of synonyms
enginery — en·gine·ry … English syllables
enginery — /ˈɛndʒənri/ (say enjuhnree) noun 1. engines collectively. 2. engines of war. 3. skilful or artful contrivance …
enginery — n. engines and machinery generally … Useful english dictionary
To train — Train Train, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Training}.] [OF. trahiner, tra[ i]ner,F. tra[^i]ner, LL. trahinare, trainare, fr. L. trahere to draw. See {Trail}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To draw along; to trail; to drag. [1913 Webster] In … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
