Pantry
['pæntrɪ] or ['pæntri]
Definition
(n.) An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.
Edited by Darrell
Definition
n. a room or closet for provisions and table furnishings or where plate knives &c. are cleaned.
Typist: Virginia
Examples
- I went into the kitchen, the butler's pantry, the gun-room, the billiard-room, the drawing-room, and finally the dining-room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She runs to the pantry for a roll, and she stands on the door step scattering crumbs. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- His gorgeousness was not unmixed with dirt; and both in complexion and consistency he had suffered from the closeness of his pantry. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He'd just broke in at the pantry window when William came on him and met his end in saving his master's property. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- When Clym passed down the pantry her eyes followed him in the gloom which prevailed there. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- This second vial appeared to be filled with concentrated provisions and extract of Sink from the pantry. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Among this good company I should have felt myself, even if I hadn't robbed the pantry, in a false position. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Jasper and the pantry-boy are both out with notes and telegrams. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I was afraid to sleep, even if I had been inclined, for I knew that at the first faint dawn of morning I must rob the pantry. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I heard her steps proceed to the pantry. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Shut the pantry door, she said. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Kitchens and pantries in particular should be thoroughly lighted. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Under exceptionally unfavorable circumstances, such as hot pantries, a little of the dry acid should be sprinkled on the top of the vessel or preserve pot. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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