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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary found·ry (plural foundries) DATE 1536 1. an establishment where founding is carried on 2. the act, process, or art of casting metals English Etymology foundry c.1600, from Fr. fonderei, from fondre (see found (2)). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 foundry foun·dry / 5faundri / noun(pl. -ies) a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects 铸造厂；玻璃厂: an iron foundry 铸铁厂 foundry workers 铸造工人 ⇨ note at factory Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: foundry pig , or foundry facing , or foundry iron , or foundry proof , or foundry scrap , or foundry type found·ry \ˈfau̇ndrē, -ri\ noun (-es) Usage: often attributive Etymology: French fonderie, from Middle French, from fondre to pour, melt + -erie -ery 1. a. : the act, process, or art of casting metals b. : articles produced by founders : castings 2. : a building or establishment where metal or glass founding is carried on 3. a. : a place where stereotyping or electrotyping is done b. : typefoundry c. : a department in a printing works for the melting down of composing-machine type or slugs |
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