foundry
noun
found·ry
ˈfau̇n-drē 
plural foundries
1
: an establishment where founding is carried on
2
: the act, process, or art of casting metals
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Eisen traveled to foundries in California, upstate New York and Germany to size up the quality at each.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
There are foundries in America that pour things to order and have a whole section devoted to erotic sculpture.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Feb. 2025
Steel for the Second World War was forged in L.A.’s foundries.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025
The Paris site is in an impressive 11th arrondissement in a former 19th iron foundry.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
There are foundries in America that pour things to order and have a whole section devoted to erotic sculpture.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Feb. 2025
Steel for the Second World War was forged in L.A.’s foundries.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025
The Paris site is in an impressive 11th arrondissement in a former 19th iron foundry.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Foundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foundry. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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