dairy
noun
- milk production facility
- business enterprise established for the processing of animal milk
adjective
- business enterprise established for the processing of animal milk
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛə.ɹi/ / /ˈdɛɚ.i/ / /ˈdɛɹ.i/
adj
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English deyerie (“dairy, dairy farm”), from Anglo-Norman deyerie (“dairy”), from deye (“dairymaid”) + -erie (“-ery”); by surface analysis, dey (“dairymaid”) + -ry. Cognate with Scots dery, dyrie.
- Referring to products produced from milk.
- Referring to products produced from milk.
“Is this milk dairy or soy?”
- Referring to the milk production and processing industries.
- On food labelling, containing fats only from dairy sources (e.g. dairy ice cream).
noun
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English deyerie (“dairy, dairy farm”), from Anglo-Norman deyerie (“dairy”), from deye (“dairymaid”) + -erie (“-ery”); by surface analysis, dey (“dairymaid”) + -ry. Cognate with Scots dery, dyrie.
- (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.
“My routine changed in February because I stopped alcohol, caffeine and dairy. Normally, I would have drunk a strong beer before I went to bed and made an espresso in the morning. It’s boring now but healthier.”
- A place that produces, processes, or sells such products:
“Go and fetch the butter from the dairy.”
- A place that produces, processes, or sells such products:
- A place that produces, processes, or sells such products:
“Can you go and buy some yoghurt and blue cheese from the dairy?”
- A corner store, superette or minimart.
- A woman's breast.
“Her dairies as Wallop had called them were on display, or at least as much of them as she and Ruth could not contrive to cover.”