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Webster 1913 Edition
Manufactory
Manˊu-fac′to-ry
,Noun.
pl.
-ries
(#)
. [Cf. L.
factorium
an oil press, properly, place where something is made. See Manufacture
.] 1.
Manufacture.
[Obs.]
2.
A building or place where anything is manufactured; a factory.
Manˊu-fac′to-ry
,Adj.
Pertaining to manufacturing.
Webster 1828 Edition
Manufactory
MANUFAC'TORY
,Noun.
A house or place where goods are manufactured.
Definition 2024
manufactory
manufactory
English
Noun
manufactory (plural manufactories)
- A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry. [from 17th c.]
- A plant where something is manufactured; a factory. [from 17th c.]
- 1832, Queen Victoria, journal, 2 Aug 1832:
- We have just changed horses at Birmingham where I was two years ago and we visited the manufactories which are very curious.
- 1832, Queen Victoria, journal, 2 Aug 1832:
Adjective
manufactory (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Relating to manufacture. [18th-19th c.]