grapery

[ grey-puh-ree ]

noun

, plural grap·er·ies.

1. a building where grapes are grown.
2. a vineyard.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grapery¹

First recorded in 1805–15; grape + -ery

Example Sentences

Some maps of Brooklyn farmland depicted “a mansion house, and the ice house, and the oyster shack, and the grapery,” Ms. Brenwall said.

From New York Times

The Grapery will ship anywhere in the U.S., though there’s a flat $12 shipping rate for California, parts of Nevada and the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas.

From Los Angeles Times

So Beagle, chief executive of the Grapery in Bakersfield, started a home-delivery service called GraperyDirect.com that mails a bunch overnight using FedEx.

From Los Angeles Times

Grapery.—The grapery started in January will have set its fruit, which should be thinned by one-third.

From Project Gutenberg

Grapery.—Graperies used for the forcing of foreign grapes may be started, beginning at a temperature of 50� at night, with 10� or 15� higher during the day.

From Project Gutenberg