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manufactury

manufactury is the alternative spelling 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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Forms of manufactury

pluralmanufacturies

Questions about manufactury

What is manufactury the alternative spelling of?
Manufactury is the alternative spelling of manufactory.

Words near manufactury in the dictionary

  1. manufacturess
  2. manufacturesses
  3. manufacturies
  4. manufacturing
  5. manufacturings
  6. manufactury
  7. manufriction
  8. manuhiri
  9. manuka
  10. manuka honey
  11. manuka honeys

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