crystallery

English

Etymology

French cristallerie

Noun

crystallery (countable and uncountable, plural crystalleries)

1. (uncountable) The manufacture of crystal.
   • 1880, Pamphlets on Commerce, volume 3, page 128:

     These are the facts which have been furnished to me by the industries of crystallery and of hats. Crystallery alone exports annually, under present conditions, for 400,000 francs of crystal.

2. (countable) A place where crystal is manufactured.
   • 2003, Helen D. Hume, The Art Lover's Almanac:

     If you appreciate the form and function of fine crystal, these are places where you can watch the creation of fine crystal pieces. Most crystalleries have a museum and sales room attached.