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manufactory

UK/manjʊˈfakt(ə)ɹi/US/manjʊˈfakt(ə)ɹi/

manufactory noun: a manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry.

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
    • We have just changed horses at Birmingham where I was two years ago and we visited the manufactories which are very curious.1832, Queen Victoria, journal, 2 Aug 1832

Adjective

manufactory (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Relating to manufacture.

manufactory meaning in Urdu

manufactory in Urdu

manufactory
کارخانہ kārxāna

Forms of manufactory

pluralmanufactories

Origin of manufactory

From Latin manūfactus + English -ory.

Words that rhyme with manufactory

Questions about manufactory

What does manufactory mean?
Manufactory means a manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry.
What is manufactory in Urdu?
Manufactory in Urdu is کارخانہ (kārxāna). See Manufactory meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is manufactory?
Manufactory can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce manufactory?
Manufactory is pronounced /manjʊˈfakt(ə)ɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of manufactory?
The plural of manufactory is manufactories.

Words near manufactory in the dictionary

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

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: manufactory (page history and authors); کارخانہ (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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