manufactory
Americannoun
PLURAL
manufactoriesnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of manufactory
1610–20; obsolete manufact handmade (< Late Latin manūfact ( us ); manus, fact ) + -ory 2
Example Sentences
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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
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
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