Foundry

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foundry \Found"ry\, n.; pl. {Foundries}. [See {Foundery}.]
     1. The act, process, or art of casting metals.
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     2. The buildings and works for casting metals.
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     {Foundry ladle}, a vessel for holding molten metal and
        conveying it from cupola to the molds.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  foundry
       n : factory where metal castings are produced [syn: {metalworks}]