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bleachery

American  
[blee-chuh-ree] / ˈbli tʃə ri /

noun

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


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Etymology

Origin of bleachery

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

Example Sentences

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By the time his bleachery is ready, he hopes his ad campaign will make Springmaid well enough known to make him a major seller of finished goods.

From Time Magazine Archive

Let those who prefer to sob over woman labor behind factory prison bars visit our bleachery.

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

In that case we should have motored sooner or later by the bleachery gate and past numerous company houses.

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

Is it our bleachery she's goin' on about?”

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

The bleachery folk, or their kind, I saw at the three church services I attended.

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

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