foundery

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A form of foundry — A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.

OriginFrench fonderie →
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Meanings

nounfoundery (countable and uncountable, plural founderies)

plural founderies

  1. countabledateduncountableDated form of foundry.

Origin

  1. Frenchfonderie
  2. Englishfoundery

From French fonderie, from fondre. See found (“to cast”), and compare foundry.

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APA

foundery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foundery

MLA

“foundery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foundery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foundery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foundery.

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