Manufactory

Definitions

1. A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry.
   archaic
2. A plant where something is manufactured; a factory.
   archaic

Equivalents

Examples

“The manufactory of sugar is generally in German hands.”

“Smalt from the King of France's porcelain manufactory at Sevres fused into a mass, and resigned its colour.”

“We have⟳ just changed horses at Birmingham where I was two years ago and we visited the manufactories which are very curious.”

“The furnaces of the manufactory must be fed.”

“Bradshaw is always ready to talk⟳ 'manufactories', and here he confides that the town [Basingstoke] "carried on a rather considerable business in druggets, which has since fallen off".”

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