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manufactory

[ man-yuh-fak-tuh-ree ]

noun

Archaic.
plural manufactories.
  1. a factory.


manufactory

/ -trɪ; ˌmænjʊˈfæktərɪ /

noun

  1. an obsolete word for factory
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of manufactory1

1610–20; obsolete manufact handmade (< Late Latin ³¾²¹²ÔÅ«´Ú²¹³¦³Ù ( us ); manus, fact ) + -ory 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of manufactory1

C17: from obsolete manufact ; see manufacture
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He created the 11 porcelain disks at France’s famed Sèvres manufactory, and they have never been shown publicly before.

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They are pieced together from cloth sourced from dead stock or traditional Irish tweed makers like Molloy & Sons in County Donegal or Belgian linen manufactories or kimono cotton mills in far-off Japanese prefectures.

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It was the headquarters or manufactory of an enterprise that produced flea powder.

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I Thoreau-ly enjoyed it as would have Henry David T. who worked in his father’s pencil manufactory for many years and rediscovered a process for making good pencil leads from poor quality graphite.

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Winbolt confidently informs me in the guide that in this area I am to find "modern powder mills, chemical works and manufactories of general machinery".

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