a place in which metal castings are produced
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found•ry /ˈfaʊndri/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -ries.
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- an establishment for casting metal.
found•ry
(foun′drē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries.
- Metallurgyan establishment for producing castings in molten metal.
- Metallurgythe act or process of founding or casting metal.
- Metallurgythe category of metal objects made by founding;
castings.
- French fonderie. See found3, -ery
- 1595–1605
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