bloomery
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bloom (“metal, see etym.3”) + -ery
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
bloomery (plural bloomeries)
- 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
