bleachery

[ blee-chuh-ree ]

noun

, plural bleach·er·ies.

1. a place or establishment where bleaching is carried on.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bleachery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1705–15; bleach + -ery

Example Sentences

By and by we will go to my bleachery and you may select a piece of linen.

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The second day I began my diary with, “A bleachery job is no job at all.”

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He is carrying on an extensive dye-house and bleachery in the suburbs of Little Rock.

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She laid it down on the patch of grass Miss Holmes took great pains with for a bleachery.

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A factory, usually a bleachery, was commandeered and about a hundred large tubs of hot water were provided.

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