Culinary \Cu"li*na*ry\ (k?"l?-n?-r?), a. [L. culinarius, fr. culina kitchen, perh. akin to carbo coal: cf. F. culinare.]

Relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in kitchens; as, a culinary vessel; the culinary art.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)