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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

The Board of Operatives is intended to represent the interests of the workers in the bleachery.

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

Sunday baseball—that day our bleachery team played the Keen Kutters—pained Mr. Welsh.

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

If the day ever dawns when the conditions in that bleachery can be referred to as typical of American industrial life, exist the agitator, the walking delegate, the closed and open shop fight.

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton

Most of the workers in the bleachery know no other industrial experience.

From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton