Bloomery

[blu:mәri]

Definition

(n.) A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron.

Checked by Barlow

Definition

n. the first forge through which iron passes after it has been melted from the ore and where it is made into Blooms or rough ingots for hammering or drawing out.

Typist: Merritt