bloomery
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[edit] Etymology
From bloom (“metal, see etym.3”) + -ery
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[edit] Noun
bloomery
- A forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.
- The natives had probably smelted it themselves in their rude bloomeries, ... — Samuel Smiles, "Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers", 1863
