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gnomery

noun

Etymology

From gnome + -ery.

  1. derived from gnomus
  2. borrowed from gnome
  3. suffixed as gnomery — “gnome + ery”

Definitions

  1. A place set aside for the display of garden gnomes.

    • His gnomery at Lamport Hall, Northamptonshire, lasted until the second world war, when soldiers used the ceramic inhabitants for target practice.

  2. The craft of displaying and arranging garden gnomes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA