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Enginery vs Enginer - What's the difference?

enginery | enginer |

As nouns the difference between enginery and enginer

is that enginery is (archaic) machinery made up of engines; instruments of war while enginer is (obsolete) a contriver; an inventor; one who makes engines.

enginery

English

Noun

  • (archaic) Machinery made up of engines; instruments of war.
    • Training his devilish enginery . — Milton.
  • (archaic) The act or art of managing engines, or artillery.
    • (Milton)
  • (archaic) Any device or contrivance; machinery; structure or arrangement.
    • (Shenstone)

    enginer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A contriver; an inventor; one who makes engines.
    • (Shakespeare)

    • References

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