Definition of manufactorynext
as in factory
a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods recent years have seen a tremendous growth in manufactories all along the river

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Recent Examples of manufactory British spectacle maker Cubitts has opened The Yard, its new headquarters and optical manufactory in King’s Cross, London. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 25 June 2026 The timepiece continues to be hand-crafted in Porsche’s watch manufactory in Solothurn, Switzerland. Chris Gardner For The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025 The very nineteenth-century manufactories that Marx described—with a different worker manually forging, shaping, and finishing metal in a long line to produce a product for sale—were still in operation on the streets of Naples. Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 For guests interested in Vienna’s living craft legacy, the hotel can arrange visits to artisans and ateliers around the city, including Bösendorfer pianos and Augarten, a 300-year-old porcelain manufactory. Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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Noun
  • On the eastern coast between Kamari and Monolithos, the winery occupies a former tomato paste factory from the early 20th century.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • If new cars can't come straight out of the factory completely free of software errors, automakers can issue regular free updates and patches to vehicles to avoid safety and reliability issues down the line.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Kruszewski recalls reading about Japanese mills purchasing antique fabric looms from American manufacturers that were closing during the early stages of globalization.
    Emmanuel Olunkwa, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026
  • Mesmerizing to look at, this singular Mistral stands out in a line already limited to only 99 examples and claimed to be the finale of street-legal models powered by the W16 mill.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • To dispose of the plants safely, put them in brown landscape waste bags and set them out for pickup.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Removal by this method helps minimize damage to lawn turf and surrounding plants.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

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“Manufactory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manufactory. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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