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Webster 1913 Edition


Enginery

En′gine-ry

,
Noun.
1.
The act or art of managing engines, or artillery.
Milton.
2.
Engines, in general; instruments of war.
Training his devilish
enginery
.
Milton.
3.
Any device or contrivance; machinery; structure or arrangement.
Shenstone.

Webster 1828 Edition


Enginery

EN'GINERY

,
Noun.
en'ginry. The act of managing engines or artillery.
1.
Engines in general; artillery; instruments of war.
2.
Machination.

Definition 2024


enginery

enginery

English

Noun

enginery (countable and uncountable, plural engineries)

  1. (archaic) Machinery made up of engines; instruments of war.
    Training his devilish enginery. Milton.
  2. (archaic) The act or art of managing engines, or artillery.
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  3. (archaic) Any device or contrivance; machinery; structure or arrangement.
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