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Definition of Conservatories
1. conservatory [n] - See also: conservatory
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conservatories
Literary usage of Conservatories
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Musical Education by Albert Lavignac (1902)
"V. AMERICAN conservatories Never having had occasion to visit the United States,
it is impossible for me to express a personal opinion of the numerous ..."
2. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1844)
"... represent a set of my improved leech conservatories, Nos. 1, 2, and 3.
The vessel No. I is of four gallons capacity, of unglazed earthenware, ..."
3. Music (1899)
"Now that the conservatories have all had their annual contests the question
naturally arises what they have produced -from an artistic point of view. ..."
4. The Gentleman's House: Or, How to Plan English Residences, from the by Robert Kerr (1865)
"—conservatories, ETC. Notes as to general provisions. WE use this term to signify
glass-houses for the display of ornamental plants, pertaining to the House ..."
5. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1860)
"... and the designer of the magnificent range of conservatories just mentioned ;
and Mr. Abraham has kindly permitted us to give an engraving of it (Jig. ..."
6. Manual of Plant Diseases by Paul Sorauer, Gustav Lindau, Ludwig Reh (1922)
"SUNBURN SPOTS IN conservatories. Complaints of the occurrence of burned spots on
the leaves of tender plants in conservatories abound, especially in spring, ..."
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