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Synonyms for conservatory


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-sur-vuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈsɜr vəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i



Définition of conservatory

Origin :
  • 1560s, "preservative;" 1660s, "greenhouse," from stem of conservation + -ory. In sense "school for performing arts" it is recorded from 1842, from Italian conservatorio or French conservatoire, originally "hospital for foundlings in which musical education was given."
  • noun greenhouse
Example sentences :
  • Every window was filled with them, until the room seemed like a conservatory.
  • Extract from : « The Yates Pride » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • We were alone, Effie was attending to her plants in the conservatory.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 » by Various
  • They heard a crash in the conservatory, but both were too excited to mind it.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • Was it the hand of fate most terrible that guided her toward the conservatory?
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • I opened the conservatory door, and in he rushed like a hunted rabbit.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
  • Could I lure him into the library—the billiard room—the conservatory?
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
  • I hurried him downstairs and out of the conservatory just as the door-bell rang.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
  • My host led me into a conservatory, and from there straight into a marble gallery.
  • Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade
  • Presently I heard the door of the conservatory open, and in stole Bagwell.
  • Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade
  • I shall steal in, and, hiding myself in the conservatory, shall await Bagwell.
  • Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade

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