elaboratory

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English

Noun

elaboratory (plural elaboratories)

  1. (obsolete) A laboratory.
    • 1758, Robert Dossie, The Elaboratory Laid Open: Or the Secrets of Modern Chemistry and Pharmacy:
      And this, jfldicioufly applied, in an elaboratory, where many such vessels are used, will make a considerable saving.
    • 1772, William Huddesford, Thomas Warton, The Lives Of Those Eminent Antiquaries John Leland, Thomas Hearne, And Anthony à Wood:
      He built his elaboratory in an old hall or refectory. — In the year following he was called away to London, and became operator to the Royal Society; and, continuing there till 1676, he returned to Oxon, and had several classes successively.—The chymical club concluded; and A. W. paid Mr. Sthael 30 shillings, having, in the beginning of the class, given 30 shillings beforehand.
    • 1862, George Augustus Sala, “The Ship-chandler. A Story of a Seaport One Hundred Years Ago. Chapter III. Evil upon Evil.”, in The Ship Chandler and Other Tales, London: Ward and Lock, , →OCLC, page 48:
      Blank ink and red ink, pounce, wafers, wax, pens, seals, imbibing-paper, rulers, files, were all there; pegs for hats, shelves and hooks, pigeon-holes full of samples of sugar, of rice, tobacco, coffee, and the like: all the dull paraphernalia of a trader's elaboratory.

Adjective

elaboratory (comparative more elaboratory, superlative most elaboratory)

  1. Tending to elaborate; that elaborates.

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