manufactory

[ man-yuh-fak-tuh-ree ]

noun

, Archaic.

, plural man·u·fac·to·ries.

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

A proclamation was issued by government to establish a manufactory for white paper in England.

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A pipe manufactory was established in Flanders about the middle of the last century.

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This particular engine was for driving machinery in a cannon manufactory.

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Manufacture of the motorcycle upon a commercial scale forthwith commenced in the bicycle manufactory at Springfield, Mass.

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The peasantry, both men and women, had hats of straw; a manufactory which Mons.

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