an eating establishment at which customers pay a set price and may then have unrestricted helpings of food from a variety of meats, salads, and other vegetables
carvery in American English
(ˈkɑːrvəri)
nounWord forms: plural-eries
1.
a restaurant, hotel dining room, etc., that specializes in roasted meats and poultry carved to the diner's request
2.
the selection of roasted meats and poultry provided
Word origin
[carve + -ery]-ery is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ery include: bakery, cutlery, fishery, trickery, witchery
Examples of 'carvery' in a sentence
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The chef went scarlet when he noticed and rushed it from the carvery!
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Both are good but the carvery just edges it.
The Sun (2011)
A good-looking carvery, with piles of yorkshire puddings and slabs of ruddy beef.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They celebrated by eating out at a carvery.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Solicitors said the carvery did a deep clean but closed five days later after more diners became sick.
The Sun (2015)
A carvery spokesman said there was no charge for empty bowls and the incident was a 'complete misunderstanding'.
The Sun (2017)
I love relaxing with my friends and family and having a really nice carvery lunch.
The Sun (2012)
A member of staff at the carvery said it would be against company policy to comment on the incident.
The Sun (2017)
It is best known for its carvery trolley and its hearty '10 deadly sins' breakfast.