manufactory
English
Etymology
Latin manūfactus + -ory.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /manjʊˈfakt(ə)ɹi/, /manjəˈfakt(ə)ɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /manjʊˈfakt(ə)ɹi/, /manjəˈfakt(ə)ɹi/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): (after manufacture) /manjʊˈfækt͡ʃəɹi/[1]
- Rhymes: -æktəɹi
Noun
manufactory (plural manufactories)
- (archaic) A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry. [from 17th c.]
- 1873, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, page 698:
- The manufactory of sugar is generally in German hands.
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- (archaic) A plant where something is manufactured; a factory. [from 17th c.]
- 1817, The Philosophical Magazine and Journal, journal, Jan 1817:
- Sᴍᴀʟᴛ from the King of France's porcelain manufactory at Sevres fused into a mass, and resigned its colour.
- 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.
- 1817, The Philosophical Magazine and Journal, journal, Jan 1817:
Translations
Adjective
manufactory (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Relating to manufacture. [18th–19th c.]
References
- Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9), volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 12.41, page 346.
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