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View synonyms for domestic science

domestic science

domestic science

noun

  1. the study of cooking, needlework, and other subjects concerned with household skills
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of domestic science1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences

After the Civil War, women trickling into co-ed land grant and historically Black colleges could study “domestic science,” which taught the homesteading skills necessary for survival in agricultural areas.

Scientists are concerned the UK's domestic science budget will have to foot a bill that has arisen as part of the UK's Brexit deal with the EU.

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It became a center for domestic science, with girls brought from other schools.

"At school I excelled at everything except art, gym and domestic science," she once said.

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He reeled in new residents by offering cash prizes for babies born in his homes, equipping kitchens with “domestic science cabinets” and organizing resident softball leagues.

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