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manufactory

[ man-yuh-fak-tuh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Archaic.

, plural man·u·fac·to·ries.

manufactory

/ ˌmænjʊˈfæktərɪ; -trɪ /

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

C17: from obsolete manufact ; see manufacture

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

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

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

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

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

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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