单词 | servery |
释义 | serveryn. rare in North American usage. 1. A room or area (within a larger space) from which food is served. Cf. serving room n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > servery servery1865 serve-over1951 1865 R. Kerr Gentleman's House (ed. 2) i. iv. 18 Necham's account of a good Manor-house of his day gives it..a Sewery (servery), or Buttery and Pantry combined, for the service of wine and ale, bread, and table-furnishings. 1871 Architect 16 Sept. 142/2 Between this saloon and the grand buffet are the general staircase of the building, the manager's room, the kitchen and servery, and service staircase. 1942 G. Mitchell Laurels are Poison vi. 54 Kitty returned..to get her own tea from the Servery. 1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 577 Beyond the old-fashioned central servery, is a snug and unpretentious heavily beamed buttery. 2015 Church Times 20 Nov. 23/3 The organ from the south aisle was relocated into the chancel, thus making space for a small servery and a disabled lavatory. 2. A serving hatch; (sometimes more generally) a point from which food is served. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > utensils for serving > serving-hatch buttery hatcha1566 slidec1608 kitchen hatch1734 serving hatch1879 pass-through1958 servery1960 1960 E. W. Hildick Jim Starling & Colonel ix. 75 They finally lined up in front of the servery. 2012 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 9 Dec. (Suppl.) 8 Integrate your indoor and outdoor spaces by placing the servery on an exterior wall of the kitchen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1865 |
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