English-Thai Dictionary

conservatory

N เรือนกระจก สำหรับ เก็บ ต้นไม้  glasshouse greenhouse nursery ruean-kra-jok-sam-rab-keb-ton-mai

 

conservatory

N โรงเรียน สอน ดนตรี  college of music conservatoire rong-rian-son-don-tri

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSERVATORY

a.Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay or injury.

 

CONSERVATORY

n. 1. A place for preserving any thing in a state desired, as from loss, decay, waste or injury. Thus a fish-pond for keeping fish, a granary for corn, an ice-house for ice and other things, a receptacle for water, etc. , are called conservatories.
2. A large green-house for exotics, in which the plants are planted in beds and borders, and not in tubs or pots, as in the common green-house.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONSERVATORY

Con *serv "a *to *ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. conservatoire, LL. conservatorius.]

 

Defn: Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.

 

CONSERVATORY

Con *serv "a *to *ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. conservatoire, LL. conservatorium. ]

 

1. That which preserves from injury. [Obs. ] "A conservatory of life. " Jer. Taylor.

 

2. A place for preserving anything from loss, decay, waste, or injury; particulary, a greenhouse for preserving exotic or tender plants.

 

3. A public place of instruction, designed to preserve and perfect the knowledge of some branch of science or art, esp. music.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

conservatory

con serv a to ry |kənˈsərvəˌtôrē kənˈsərvəˌtɔri | ▶noun ( pl. conservatories ) 1 a college for the study of classical music or other arts. 2 a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a greenhouse or a sun parlor. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting something that preserves ): from late Latin conservatorium, from conservare ‘to preserve ’ (see conserve ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

conservatory

con |ser ¦va |tory |kənˈsəːvət (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. conservatories ) 1 Brit. a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a sun lounge or for growing delicate plants. 2 N. Amer. another term for conservatoire. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting something that preserves ): from late Latin conservatorium, from conservare ‘to preserve ’ (see conserve ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

conservatory

conservatory noun 1 a frost-free conservatory: summer house, belvedere; glasshouse, greenhouse, hothouse. 2 a teaching job at the conservatory: conservatoire, music school, drama school.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

conservatory

conservatory noun 1 keep plant cuttings in a frost-free conservatory: greenhouse, glasshouse, hothouse; summer house, gazebo, pavilion, belvedere. 2 he got a teaching job at the conservatory: conservatoire, music school, drama school, academy /institute of music /drama.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

conservatory

con ser va to ry /kənsə́ː r vətɔ̀ːri |-t (ə )ri /名詞 複 -ries C 1 温室 (greenhouse ) 〘通例一般家屋に隣接して設置されるもの 〙.2 ｟米 ｠＝conservatoire .