mendery

English

Etymology

mend +‎ -ery

Noun

mendery (plural menderies)

1. The department of a library where damaged books are repaired.
   • 1992, Who, What and Where in Book Repair: Institutional Profiles of the LCCDG, 1992, [1], February 2, 2009:

     Most research libraries have had or continue to have a "mendery" where repair work takes place.

2. An establishment in which clothes are repaired.
   • 1995, William Michael Murphy, Family Secrets: William Butler Yeats and His Relatives‎^[2]:

     Sara Hyland and May Courtney have decided to try and carry on as a 'Mendery and Dressmaking Establishment.'