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man·u·fac·to·ry
(măn′yə-făk′tə-rē)n. pl. man·u·fac·to·ries
A factory or manufacturing plant.
[Probably manufact(ure) + -ory.]
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manufactory
(ˌmænjʊˈfæktərɪ; -trɪ)n, pl -ries
an obsolete word for factory
[C17: from obsolete manufact; see manufacture]
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fac•to•ry
(ˈfæk tə ri, -tri)n., pl. -ries.
1. a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
2. (formerly) an establishment in a foreign country where factors carried on their business.
fac′to•ry•like`, adj.
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Noun | 1. | manufactory - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing assembly plant - a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product cannery - a factory where food is canned chemical plant - an industrial plant where chemicals are produced closed-circuit television - a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater) conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyor, conveyer, transporter - a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) foundry, metalworks - factory where metal castings are produced lumbermill, sawmill - a mill for dressing logs and lumber paper mill - a mill where paper is manufactured industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" assembly line, production line, line - mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it shop floor - workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor" stamp mill, stamping mill - a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps sweatshop - factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry textile mill - a factory for making textiles uptime - a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use |
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