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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.
[See Manufacture.]
A house or place where goods are manufactured.

Definition 2024


manufactory

manufactory

English

Noun

manufactory (plural manufactories)

  1. A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry. [from 17th c.]
  2. 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.

Adjective

manufactory (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Relating to manufacture. [18th-19th c.]