bloomery
noun
bloom·ery
\ˈblümərē\
variants: less commonly
bloomary
\ˈblümərē\Definition of bloomery
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: a furnace and forge in which wrought-iron blooms were formerly made directly from the ore or more rarely from cast iron
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Origin and Etymology of bloomery
1bloom + -ery or -ary
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