From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grocery \Gro"cer*y\, noun; pl. {Groceries}. [F. grosserie wholesale. See {Grocer}.]
1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this sense.
A deal box . . . to carry groceries in. --Goldsmith.
The shops at which the best families of the neighborhood bought grocery and millinery. --Macaulay.
2. A retail grocer's shop or store. [U. S.]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "groceries": baked goods, canned foods, canned goods, commissariat, commissary, dehydrated foods, food items, food supply, fresh foods, frozen foods, green goods, grocery, larder, packaged goods, produce, provender, provisions, stores, supplies, tinned goods, truck
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