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bleachery

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

noun

plural

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


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

These establishments are a New Jersey cotton mill, a bleachery in Delaware, and a cloth finishing factory in New England.

From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Clark, Sue Ainslie

Just before I came the bleachery girls were called into meeting and it was explained to them that Bryn Mawr College was planning a two months' summer school for working girls.

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

Ah, one should write of the bleachery via the medium of poetry!

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

He eked out his slender income in the early days by taking in washing or by establishing a bleachery, which must be noted as one of the most creditable items in his scandalous career.

From Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York by Goodwin, Maud Wilder