bloomery
[
bloo
-m
uh
-ree]
/ˈblu mə ri/
noun
,
plural
bloomeries.
1.
Metalworking.
a hearth for smelting iron in
blooms
of pasty consistency by means of charcoal.
Origin
1575-85;
bloom
2
+
-ery
British Dictionary definitions for
bloomery
bloomery
/
ˈbluːmərɪ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-eries
1.
a place in which malleable iron is produced directly from iron ore