1. Plural of enginery; mechanical devices, engines, or machinery collectively.
Usage: archaic or literary; often used to refer to complex mechanical systems or contrivances
2. Plural of enginery; skillful or ingenious contrivances or schemes.
Usage: archaic; figurative use

Examples

• The factory was filled with various engineries designed to automate production.
• Medieval castles employed ingenious engineries for defense and water management.
• The inventor's engineries demonstrated remarkable mechanical ingenuity.
• The old mill's engineries had fallen into disrepair over the decades.
• His political engineries were designed to manipulate public opinion.