bloomery

noun

bloomery

noun

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

1

A forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.

  • The natives had probably smelted it themselves in their rude bloomeries, […]1863, Samuel Smiles, Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers:
Derived terms
bloomery iron

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