Pictures from Google Image Search

See more pictures of [TBD: Hi, I'm litTopicName set my Topic name]

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

-ry

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

-ry suffix, reduced form of -ERY used chiefly after an unstressed syll. ending in d, t, l, n, or sh, and rarely after vocalic els.; exx. of the types are: heraldry; dentistry; devilry; yeomanry; Englishry; Jewry; in a few words -ry and -ery are alternative, e.g. jewel(le)ry.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

T. F. HOAD. "-ry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 22 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

T. F. HOAD. "-ry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (December 22, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-ry.html

T. F. HOAD. "-ry." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved December 22, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-ry.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	William R. McKenzie, Forest Park village clerk Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/16/1986; 412 words ; William R. McKenzie, 62, village clerk of Forest Park, died Friday at Foster...was past president of the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce...Landgren and Kathleen; a son, William Jr., and two brothers, John and Luke. Visitation was...
	AMY A. FRITZ/ WILLIAM N. DE FOREST.(CNY) Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 3/27/2005; 337 words ; John and Diane Fritz, of Liverpool...Fritz, of Liverpool, to William Neal De Forest, of Charlotte, N.C., son of Richard and Bonnie De Forest, of Chittenango. The couple...PHOTO NO CREDIT Amy A. Fritz William N. De Forest
	NICOLE MARIE HODGE \| CONNOR ROGER TOOHEY \| PAYTON TIMOTHY GUTH \| GRACE JENNAE JUAREZ \| EVE MIRO DARLING \| TYLER FOREST SHENUK \| GRANT WILLIAM SLATER Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 6/9/2000; 604 words ; ...daughter number two, Grace Jennae, for John and Stephanie Juarez of Wheaton. Weighing...of their second child, a son. Tyler Forest, weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces, was born...son, are Tom and Faith Slater. Grant William weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces, when he...
	WILLIAM J. CLINTON PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DELIVERS REMARKS AT GLEN FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Transcript from: Washington Transcript Service; 10/31/1998; 700+ words ; ...PRESIDENT CLINTON DELIVERS REMARKS AT GLEN FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCTOBER 31, 1998 SPEAKER: WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES...ph), Paula Jackson your superintendent, John Butterfield from the education association...
	COLLEGE CLASSROOM body Master Degrees Benedictine University -- Lisle Channahon: Ann O'Connor. Minooka: Kelly Hornberger. Wilmington: Lawrence Wallen. Concordia University -- River Forest Joliet: Kristin Jean Egly. Illinois State University -- Normal Gardner: Michelle Lynn Miner. Joliet: Ericca Lynn Pollack, Bradley Eddy Renwick, Melissa E. Studer. Morris: Irene Therese Albers. New Lenox: Wendy Kay Hegarty. Plainfield: Takisha Dynette Collins, Matthew James Deal. University of Iowa -- Iowa City, Iowa Joliet: Anissa Deanne Williams. University of Illinois -- Springfield New Lenox: Thomas William Weber. University of Nebraska -- Lincoln, Neb. Joliet: Jonathan Connor Self. University of St. Francis Crete: Susan Riegel. Joliet: Kristi Vanderhoof. New Lenox: Elizabeth Franczyk, Christine J. Marks. Plainfield: Gwendolyn Geistler, Paul V. Holba, John M. Kwak, Jolene A. Peters. Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 7/24/2002; 700+ words ; ...Mokena: Mona Lynn Bormet, William Patrick Clegg, Tracy Lynne...Clanton, Rosita A. DeJesus, William M. DeLaughter, Sarah A. DiGenova...College -- Lebanon Peotone: John Cann. Wilmington: Christopher...Davenport, Iowa Channahon: John Robbins. Homer: Andy Place...
	The Duluth manifesto. (forest protection) (World Forests) Magazine article from: American Forests; 7/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...first draft of a new forest-stewardship credo...former AMERICAN FORESTS president Perry Hagenstein...Perry Hagenstein, MA; William Shands, VA; William Ticknor, OH; Richard...David B. Field, ME; John Gordon, CN; Richard...Noel K. Sheldon, VT; William Sizemore, AL; Zane...
	NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN:JAMES R. LYONS Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 9/16/1999; 700+ words ; ...Management, DOI; John Fay, Fish and...the Northwest Forest Plan, signed...management to public forests in western Washington...approved by Judge William Dwyer, the ecosystem...s Northwest Forest Plan in 1994...management to public forests in western Washington...1994, Judge ...
	Forces that shaped the forests of the northeastern United States Magazine article from: Northeastern Naturalist; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; WILLIAM A. NIERING * "Nature...includes three major forest regions-central hardwoods...period the oak dominated forests of southern New England...From an old growth forest on the Piedmont of central...Hutcheson Memorial Forest), a study of fire...these pre-colonial forests. John ...
	1992 American Forests Awards. Magazine article from: American Forests; 1/1/1993; 700+ words ; ...forestry programs. WILLIAM B. GREELEY AWARD GIVEN...MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO FOREST CONSERVATION IN THE...director of AMERICAN FORESTS. WILLIAM R. SIZEMORE Bill is...firm specializes in forest analysis, appraisal...most of his career. JOHN ASTON WARDER MEDAL NAMED...
	ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN EASTERN NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER SALES BETWEEN 1985 AND 1997. Magazine article from: Forest Products Journal; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; WILLIAM G. LUPPOLD [+] ABSTRACT...sold by eastern national forests has declined by 55 percent...products are part of national forest timber sales. Although roundwood...REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN NATIONAL FORESTS An examination of the forest type map found in Powell...birch and spruce-fir ...

For more facts and information, see all related premium articles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

	John William De Forest Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition John William De Forest , 1826-1906, American author, b. Seymour, Conn. He served in the Civil War, chiefly as a captain. His vivid accounts of...
	De Forest, John William Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature De Forest, John William (1826–1906), Connecticut...Carolina life and manners, which De Forest had observed as a district commander...realism and study of character are Honest John Vane (1875) and Playing the Mischief...
	Lee De Forest Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Lee De Forest The American inventor Lee De Forest (1873-1961) pioneered...fathers of radio. Lee De Forest was born in Council Bluffs...or receiver. In 1904 John Ambrose Fleming, a consultant...standard history of radio, William R. Maclaurin, Invention...
	Forest Rose, the; or, American Farmers Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Forest Rose, the; or, American...Woodworth (book), John Davies (music...repertory.] Although William ( Arthur Keene...girls, or “forest roses,”...substituted, Harriet marries William, and Lydia weds Blandford...
	Bartram, William Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...With this assurance William set out in March 1773...and stood in awe before forests of azalea so bright that...left again. His brother John, who had inherited their...welcome; and so, after John ’ s death...sister and her husband. William never-married. He...