manufactory

man·u·fac·to·ry

M0092500 (măn′yə-făk′tə-rē)n. pl. man·u·fac·to·ries A factory or manufacturing plant.

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[Probably manufact(ure) + -ory.]

manufactory

(ˌmænjʊˈfæktərɪ; -trɪ) n, pl -ries an obsolete word for factory[C17: from obsolete manufact; see manufacture]

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. [1550–60; factor, + -y³] fac′to•ry•like`, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

manufactory - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturingfactory, manufacturing plant, millassembly plant - a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished productauto factory, automobile factory, car factory - a factory where automobiles are manufacturedcannery - a factory where food is cannedchemical plant - an industrial plant where chemicals are producedclosed-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 producedlumbermill, sawmill - a mill for dressing logs and lumberpaper mill - a mill where paper is manufacturedindustrial 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 itshop 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 stampssteel factory, steel mill, steel plant, steelworks - a factory where steel is madesweatshop - factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industrytextile mill - a factory for making textilesuptime - a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use

Translations

Manufakturмануфактура