word | manufactory |
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sentence | Yes, 17 King Edward Street, near St. Paul’s.’ “I started off, Mr. Holmes, but when I got to that address it was a manufactory of artificial knee-caps, and no one in it had ever heard of either Mr. William Morris or Mr. Duncan Ross.” “And what did you do then?” asked Holmes. |
definition | [noun] 1. A manufacturing process; a particular industry or part of an industry. [from 17th c.] 2. A plant where something is manufactured; a factory. [from 17th c.] [adjective] (obsolete) Relating to manufacture. [18th-19th c.] |
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