dairy: Meaning and Definition of

dair•y

Pronunciation: (dâr'ē), [key]
— n., pl. adj. dair•ies,
—n.
  1. an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
  2. a shop or company that sells milk, butter, etc.
  3. the business of a dairy farm, concerned with the production and treatment of milk and cream and the manufacture of butter and cheese.
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  5. (in Jewish dietary law) dairy products.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to a dairy or a dairy farm.
  2. of, for, or pertaining to milk, cream, butter, cheese, etc.: dairy products; the dairy case at a supermarket.
  3. (in Jewish dietary law) of or pertaining to those foods, including all milk products, eggs, fish, vegetables, etc., that may be eaten at a meal in which milk is served, in contrast to meat and meat products, which may not.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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