cellarage
- noun
- /ˈsɛlərɪdʒ/
- Archaic
- The restaurant has a cellarage where they keep their extensive selection of wines.
Examples
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The cellarage was organized neatly, with shelves filled with jars of homemade preserves.
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At the very opening of the story, Mr. Gradgrind is described as having a "square wall of a forehead, which had his eyebrows for its base, while his eyes found commodious cellarage in two dark caves, overshadowed by the wall" (1).
Academic text (2005) -
He decided to convert the cellarage into a cozy storage space for his canned goods.
Synonyms
An underground room for storing food, wine, or other items
A cabinet with shelves for storing dishes or food
A small room or cupboard in a house where people keep food and dishes
A room where people keep extra things not used every day
A room where you keep things you do not use often
A cool underground room where people keep bottles of wine to age
A cool underground room that keeps vegetables like potatoes and carrots fresh
A cool underground cellar in Spain where people store and age wine
A small cellar where people store and sometimes make wine
A room under a building used to store food or drink
A room in a large old house where staff make and store drinks, jams, and tea
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Etymology
Cellarage comes from cellar (a cool room under a house for storing food or wine) plus the ending -age, which can mean a 'place' or thing connected with it, so cellarage can also mean the storage area itself—the cellar space used for wine or provisions.