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manufactories

manufactories is the plural of manufactory.

Meaning of manufactory

Noun

manufactory (plural manufactories)

  1. (archaic) A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry.
    • The manufactory of sugar is generally in German hands.1873, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, page 698
  2. (archaic) A plant where something is manufactured; a factory.
    • Smalt from the King of France's porcelain manufactory at Sevres fused into a mass, and resigned its colour.1817, The Philosophical Magazine and Journal, journal, Jan 1817

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Questions about manufactories

What is manufactories the plural of?
Manufactories is the plural of manufactory.

Words near manufactories in the dictionary

  1. Manuels
  2. manuf
  3. manuf.
  4. manufact
  5. manufactor
  6. manufactories
  7. manufactors
  8. manufactory
  9. manufactroversies
  10. manufactroversy
  11. manufacts

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