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manufactory

[ man-yuh-fak-tuh-ree ]

/ ˌmæn yəˈfæk tə ri /

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noun, plural man·u·fac·to·ries. Archaic.

a factory.

Origin of manufactory

1610–20; obsolete manufact handmade (< Late Latin manūfact(us); see manus, fact) + -ory²

Words nearby manufactory

manuduction, manue, manuel, manuel i, manuf., manufactory, manufacture, manufactured gas, manufactured home, manufacturer, manufacturer's agent

Example sentences from the Web for manufactory

Arrived at L——, he repaired to the street where the manufactory was situated, and found it shut up!

Harper's Magazine, Vol III, June 1851 |Various
The removal of the dam threatened the existence of Gazonal's manufactory.

Unconscious Comedians |Honore de Balzac
A manufactory was formerly so called because it named a place where things were made by hand.

Orthography |Elmer W. Cavins
A manufactory, in such hands, presented none of the usual drawbacks on one's feelings.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 365 |Various

There was a manufactory of hard paste porcelain here towards the end of the 18th century.

The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods |William Chaffers

British Dictionary definitions for manufactory

manufactory

/ (ˌmænjʊˈfæktərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -ries

an obsolete word for factory

Word Origin for manufactory

C17: from obsolete manufact; see manufacture