manufactory
Americannoun
plural
manufactoriesnoun
Etymology
Origin of manufactory
1610–20; obsolete manufact handmade (< Late Latin manūfact ( us ); manus, fact ) + -ory 2
Example Sentences
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He created the 11 porcelain disks at France’s famed Sèvres manufactory, and they have never been shown publicly before.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022
Visiting a watch manufactory is a soothing experience during chaotic times, and the painfully slow assembly of these beautiful objects may well fall under the heading of “God’s work.”
From The New Yorker • Mar. 13, 2017
The tax likely will top the agenda when Mr. Trump meets Thursday with executives from top U.S. manufactory firms.
From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2017
Winchester’s own compatriot New Haveners thought he had “lost his reason” when they learned that his new manufactory “was equipped to produce 200 rifles a day.”
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2016
When he left the University, he was appointed, through the interest of Sir Robert Mansel, to superintend a patent glass manufactory in London, which had been established by some men of rank.
From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Williams, Robert
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