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bloomery

bloomery noun: a forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.

Noun

bloomery (plural bloomeries)

  1. A forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.
    • The natives had probably smelted it themselves in their rude bloomeries, […]1863, Samuel Smiles, Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers

Synonyms of bloomery

Forms of bloomery

pluralbloomeries
alternative formbloomary

Origin of bloomery

From bloom (“metal, see etym.3”) + -ery.

Words formed from bloomery

Questions about bloomery

What does bloomery mean?
Bloomery means a forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.
What part of speech is bloomery?
Bloomery is a noun.
What is the plural of bloomery?
The plural of bloomery is bloomeries.

Words near bloomery in the dictionary

  1. bloomeries
  2. Bloomerism
  3. Bloomerist
  4. Bloomerists
  5. bloomers
  6. bloomery
  7. bloomery iron
  8. bloomest
  9. bloometh
  10. Bloomfield
  11. Bloomfieldian

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