found·ry

[foun-dree]
noun, plural found·ries.
1.
an establishment for producing castings in molten metal.
2.
the act or process of founding or casting metal.
3.
the category of metal objects made by founding; castings.

Origin:
1595–1605; < French fonderie. See found3, -ery

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foundry (ˈfaʊndrɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ries
1.  a place in which metal castings are produced
2.  the science or practice of casting metal
3.  cast-metal articles collectively
 
[C17: from Old French fonderie, from fondre; see found³]

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Foundry is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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foundry
c.1600, from Fr. fonderei, from fondre (see found (2)).
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Example sentences
Colt has no foundry or injection-molding shop, for instance.
The process uses only a thin layer of the surface of the wafer, which can be sent back to the foundry to be reused.
Distressed foundry molds are the newest frames for mirrors.
But since there is a growing demand, it will soon become available through a type foundry.
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