saucery
English
Etymology
From Middle English saucerie, from Old French sausserie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔːsəɹi/
Noun
saucery
- (historical) The part of a noble estate dedicated to making sauces.
- 1827, W. H. Pyne, The World In Miniature: England, Scotland, and Ireland, page 51:
- Vinegar and cold water, brought by the groom of the saucery ; the chief officers also of the cellar and pantry are to be ready, one with a cup of red wine, and the other with a manchet, (of bread) to offer the criminal after the hand be cut off...
- 2011 April 1, Peter Brears, All the King's Cooks: The Tudor Kitchens of King Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace, page 64:
- Next door to the dry fish house, a staircase went up to the first floor to a landing which led left into the pastry and saucery office (no. 21) and right into the confectionary (no. 22).
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Middle English
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