manufactory

[man-yuh-fak-tuh-ree]

noun

Archaic.

plural

manufactories 

1. a factory.

manufactory

/ -trɪ, ˌmænjʊˈfæktərɪ /

noun

1. an obsolete word for factory

Word History and Origins

Origin of manufactory¹

1610–20; obsolete manufact handmade (< Late Latin manūfact ( us ); manus, fact ) + -ory ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of manufactory¹

C17: from obsolete manufact ; see _manufacture

Example Sentences

He created the 11 porcelain disks at France’s famed Sèvres manufactory, and they have never been shown publicly before.

From New York Times

They are pieced together from cloth sourced from dead stock or traditional Irish tweed makers like Molloy & Sons in County Donegal or Belgian linen manufactories or kimono cotton mills in far-off Japanese prefectures.

From New York Times

It was the headquarters or manufactory of an enterprise that produced flea powder.

From Washington Post

I Thoreau-ly enjoyed it as would have Henry David T. who worked in his father’s pencil manufactory for many years and rediscovered a process for making good pencil leads from poor quality graphite.

From New York Times

Winbolt confidently informs me in the guide that in this area I am to find "modern powder mills, chemical works and manufactories of general machinery".

From BBC

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