bakery

[ bey-kuh-ree, beyk-ree ]

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noun,plural bak·er·ies.

Also called bake·shop [beyk-shop]. /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/. a baker's shop.
a place where baked goods are made.

Origin of bakery

1535–45; baker + -y³; now taken as bake + -ery

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How to use bakery in a sentence

The next day the oldest boy and girl came to ask the bakeshop woman to come over.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
"A sociable little magpie, that one," jerking his thumb toward the bakeshop girl.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
He pointed to the white rats and mice that were having a fine time among the buns in the bakeshop window.
The Curlytops and Their Pets | Howard R. Garis
I wonder what in the world Mr. Capper lets those white rats stay in his bakeshop window for?
The Curlytops and Their Pets | Howard R. Garis
They were expelled, and the nave of the church was used as a military bakeshop.
The Spell of the Heart of France | Andr Hallays

British Dictionary definitions for bakery

bakery

/ (ˈbeɪkərɪ) /

nounplural -eries

Also called: bakehouse a room or building equipped for baking
a shop in which bread, cakes, etc, are sold

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