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ˈcarvery
[see -ery.]
a. Meat to be carved.
b. Carved or sculptured work. nonce-wds.
1839New Monthly Mag. LV. 129 The tin was lifted from his share of the carvery. 1845T. Cooper Purgat. Suicides (1877) 23 O' ercanopied with perforated carvery.
c. A buffet or restaurant where meat is carved from a joint as required.
1962Hotels & Restaurants in Gt. Brit. & Irel. (ed. 33) 186/2 ‘The Carvery’, carve for yourself from the joint of your choice. 1977Logophile v. 7/1 The huge billboard outside the carvery in Leicester Square. 1978Washington Post 21 May 68 The other adult, wanting roast beef from the carvery..waits in the carvery line, also holding a tray. |