Meaning of doughnuttery | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [C1]
Examples
“And is it not wiser for the stomach’s sake to replenish one’s interior with country boiled beef rather than with the wretched unsubstantials that city doughnutteries afford⟳?”
“But speaking about hotels, hasheries and doughnutteries, Friend Cobb says: “I know⟳ all that there is to know⟳ about good hotels and bad hotels, about good food and bad food, about the cafeteria pie and the lunch-stand sandwich, about the dining-car oyster and the way station doughnut and of these last-named two I greatly prefer⟳ the latter, because the way station doughnut can withstand⟳ any climate, and the dining-car oyster cannot and does not, as full well the seasoned traveler knows.””
“Today it is a road of […] doggeries, crab-meateries, doughnutteries, clammeries; […]”
“In these pictures, taken at Maxwell House’s doughnuttery on Broadway, Red barely scratches the surface.”
“Carlo looked as at the world of fallen man on the endless suburbs that passed for a city—[…] a doughnuttery; […]”
“If you like⟳ to cook⟳, this no-frills recipe will make⟳ a big trayful for a fragment of their price at the local doughnuttery.”
“Landscape of withdrawn teashops, of shut⟳ / Pizzerias and doughnutteries, / Lavatories out of order⟳.”
“As artisan “doughnutteries” pop up in all the hipster hubs around the globe selling ever more outlandish and Instagramable doughnut concoctions, I do believe⟳ there is still a place⟳ for a humbler and less neon-hued or sugar-drenched homemade version.”
“Stepping up London’s dessert game, the last⟳ decade has seen a huge increase⟳ in vegan cake businesses as well as ‘doughnutteries’, cookie-makers and patisseries.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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