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bleachery

[ blee-chuh-ree ]

/ ˈbli tʃə ri /

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noun, plural bleach·er·ies.

a place or establishment where bleaching is carried on.

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Origin of bleachery

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

Words nearby bleachery

-ble, bleach, bleacher, bleacherite, bleachers, bleachery, bleaching powder, bleak, Bleak House, blear, bleary

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How to use bleachery in a sentence

By and by we will go to my bleachery and you may select a piece of linen.
The Home in the Valley|Emilie F. Carln
The second day I began my diary with, “A bleachery job is no job at all.”
Working With the Working Woman|Cornelia Stratton Parker
He is carrying on an extensive dye-house and bleachery in the suburbs of Little Rock.
Punchinello, Vol. II., No. 39., Saturday, December 24, 1870.|Various
She laid it down on the patch of grass Miss Holmes took great pains with for a bleachery.
A Little Girl in Old San Francisco|Amanda Minnie Douglas

A factory, usually a bleachery, was commandeered and about a hundred large tubs of hot water were provided.
The Red Watch|J. A. Currie