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bloomery
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bloomery [ˈbluːmərɪ]
n pl -eries
(Engineering / Metallurgy) a place in which malleable iron is produced directly from iron ore
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Bloomeries employed small charcoal smelters, often pots or ladles, into which iron ore (iron oxide, or rusted iron) was placed and covered with a thin layer of charcoal.
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