Meanings
plural crystalleries
- uncountableThe manufacture of crystal.
These are the facts which have been furnished to me by the industries of crystallery and of hats. Crystallery alone exports annually, under present conditions, for 400,000 francs of crystal.
1880, Pamphlets on Commerce, volume 3, page 128 - countableA place where crystal is manufactured.
If you appreciate the form and function of fine crystal, these are places where you can watch the creation of fine crystal pieces. Most crystalleries have a museum and sales room attached.
2003, Helen D. Hume, The Art Lover's Almanac
Origin
- Frenchcristallerie
- Englishcrystallery
From crystal + -ery, after French cristallerie.
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