pyrotechny

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pyrotechny
    n 1: the craft of making fireworks [syn: {pyrotechnics},
         {pyrotechny}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pyrotechny \Pyr`o*tech`ny\, n. [Cf. F. pyrotechnie.]
   1. The use and application of fire in science and the arts.
      [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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   2. Same as {Pyrotechnics}.
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