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tilery

American  
[tahy-luh-ree] / ˈtaɪ lə ri /

noun

  • tileries
    plural
  1. a factory or kiln for making tiles.


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Etymology

Origin of tilery

First recorded in 1840–50; tile + -ery

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Arrangement of the Tilery.—Such a tilery as is described above should have a drying shed from 60 to 80 feet long, and from 12 to 18 feet wide.

From Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health by Waring, George E. (George Edwin)

This was the plan adopted in a tilery near Dublin, some years ago.

From Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles by French, Henry F. (Henry Flagg)

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