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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Spices considered as a group.
  • noun The aromatic or pungent quality of spices.
  • noun Obsolete A place where spices are stored.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Spices collectively.
  • noun A spicy substance; something used as a spice.
  • noun A repository of spices; a grocery or buttery; a store of kitchen supplies in general.
  • noun A spicy quality or effect; an aromatic effluence; spiciness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Spices, in general.
  • noun A repository of spices.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Spices, in general.
  • noun archaic A repository of spices.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored

Etymologies

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spice +‎ -ery

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