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conservatory [kənˈsɜːvətrɪ] n pl -tories 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a greenhouse, esp one attached to a house 2. (Social Science / Education) another word for conservatoire adj preservative conservatory a greenhouse, especially one used to grow delicate, rare, and exotic flowers and plants for decorative purposes. See also music See also: FlowersConservatory, Conservatoire a school of advanced studies, usually in one of the fine arts, hence, the students and professors collectively; a repository of knowledge. Examples: conservatory of gauds and baubles, 1656; of law, 1642; of music [Conservatoire de Paris, 1795]; of rights and privileges, 1790; of senses, 1656; of snow and ice, 1626.
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conservatory noun greenhouse, hothouse, glasshouse The plant is susceptible to frost but can be placed in a conservatory or greenhouse. Translations conservatory n → Wintergarten m (esp US, Mus etc) → Konservatorium nt conservatory [kənˈsɜːvətrɪ] n (greenhouse) → serra (Mus) → conservatorio conservatory [kənˈsɜːvətrɪ] n (greenhouse) → serra (Mus) → conservatorio n conservatory [kənˈsəːvətri, (American ) -to:ri] 1 a kind of greenhouse, or a glass-walled part of a building, in which plants are grown. glashuis, broeikas, broeihuis دَفيئَة زُجاجِيَّه оранжерия skleník vinterhave das Gewächshaus θερμοκήπιο invernadero triiphoone, talveaed گلخانه kasvihuone serre חֲמָמָה रक्षणशाला staklenik üvegház, melegház rumah kaca gróðurhús/-skáli serra 温室 온실 oranžerija siltumnīca; oranžērija rumah pemulihan serre drivhus, vinterhage cieplarnia estufa seră оранжерея skleník rastlinjak zimska bašta drivhus เรือนกระจกสำหรับเก็บต้นไม้ limonluk, sera 溫室 оранжерея, теплиця پودا گهر nhà kính trồng cây 温室 2 a school of music, art etc. konservatorium مَعْهَد موسيقي консерватория konzervatoř konservatorium das Konservatorium ωδείο, σχολή καλών τεχνών conservatorio konservatoorium هنرستان konservatorio conservatoire קוֹנסֵרבָטוֹריוֹן संगीत विद्यालय konzervatorij konzervatórium sekolah musik tónlistarskóli conservatorio 音楽学校 예슬 학교, 음악 학교 konservatorija konservatorija konservatori conservatorium konservatorium konserwatorium conservatório conservator консерватория konzervatórium konservatorij konzervatorijum []konservatorium โรงเรียนสอนดนตรี konservatuar 音樂或藝術學校 консерваторія موسيقى يا فنون لطيفہ كا مدرسہ trường nghệ thuật 艺术(音乐)学校 conservatory → مستنبت زجاجي zimní zahrada konservatorium Wintergarten θερμοκήπιο conservatorio, salón acristalado kasvihuone véranda staklenik serra コンサーバトリー 온실 serre drivhus oranżeria estufa оранжерея vinterträdgård เรือนกระจกสำหรับเก็บต้นไม้ limonluk nhà kính trồng cây 温室 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| she called out, approaching the conservatory door. Then the house had been boldly planned with a ball-room, so that, instead of squeezing through a narrow passage to get to it (as at the Chiverses') one marched solemnly down a vista of enfiladed drawing- rooms (the sea-green, the crimson and the bouton d'or), seeing from afar the many-candled lustres reflected in the polished parquetry, and beyond that the depths of a conservatory where camellias and tree-ferns arched their costly foliage over seats of black and gold bamboo. The large conservatory opening out of it is pleasantly lighted with Chinese lanterns, and beautifully decorated with shrubs and flowers. |
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