enginery

[ en-juhn-ree ]

noun

, plural en·gine·ries.

1. engines collectively; machinery.
2. engines of war collectively.
3. skillful or artful contrivance.

enginery

/ ˈɛndʒɪnrɪ /

noun

1. a collection or assembly of engines; machinery
2. engines employed in warfare
3. rare.
   skilful manoeuvring or contrivance

Word History and Origins

Origin of enginery¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; engine + -ry

Example Sentences

Never did popular agitation, wielding the peaceful weapons of truth, more brilliantly display its superiority over physical force, and the enginery of war, in accomplishing a great and salutary revolution.

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These bonds, these millions, these almost incalculable amounts, were given to pay for shot and shell, for rifle and torpedo, for men-of-war, for forts and arsenals, and all the devilish enginery of death.

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What ordnance and what martial enginery Could e'er avail his legions proud to quell?

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Back of this man of the law, with his gleaming star and pocket revolver, he saw himself standing, the real mainspring of that blatant enginery.

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I will indicate some further defensive enginery in my next chapter.

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