bloomery

bloomery

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Etymology tree
English bloom
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Old French -ie
Old French -eriebor.
Middle English -erie
English -ery
English bloomery

    From bloom (“metal, see etym.3”) + -ery.

    Noun

    bloomery (plural bloomeries)

    1. A forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.
      Synonyms: Catalan forge, Catalan furnace
      • 1863, Samuel Smiles, Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers:
        The natives had probably smelted it themselves in their rude bloomeries, […]

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