bloomery

English

Alternative forms

• bloomary

Etymology

From bloom (“metal, see etym.3”) +‎ -ery.

Noun

bloomery (plural bloomeries)

1. A forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.
   • 1863, Samuel Smiles, Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers:

     The natives had probably smelted it themselves in their rude bloomeries, […]

Derived terms

• bloomery iron

 

Translations

oven for producing blooms

• Danish: blæsterovn c
• Finnish: harkkohytti
• German: Rennofen m