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