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Bloomery — Bloom er*y, n. (Manuf.) 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bloomery — A bloomery is a type of furnace once widely used for smelting iron from its oxides. The bloomery was the earliest form of smelter capable of smelting iron. A bloomery s product is a porous mass of iron and slag called a bloom . This mix of slag… … Wikipedia
Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia — Bloomery is an unincorporated hamlet in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Bloomery is located along the Bloomery Pike (West Virginia Route 127), northwest of Winchester, Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Bloomery… … Wikipedia
Bloomery (disambiguation) — Bloomery can refer to: * A bloomery *The community of Bloomery, West Virginia, USA *The highway near Bloomery, Bloomery Pike … Wikipedia
Bloomery, West Virginia — Bloomery is the name of several unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Bloomery in Hampshire County has a post office in operation using this name. *Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia *Bloomery, Jefferson County,… … Wikipedia
Bloomery, Jefferson County, West Virginia — Bloomery is an unincorporated community on the Shenandoah River in Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA. External links * [http://www.shannondale.org/ Shannondale and Beyond] , A Blue Ridge Mountain Community Forum … Wikipedia
Bloomery Pike — The Bloomery Pike is a north/south named route that runs from the North Frederick Pike (U.S. Route 522) in Frederick County, Virginia, USA to the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) near Augusta in Hampshire County, West Virginia. The Bloomery… … Wikipedia
bloomery process — Process for iron smelting. In ancient times, smelting involved creating a bed of red hot charcoal in a furnace to which iron ore mixed with more charcoal was added. The ore was chemically reduced (see oxidation reduction), but, because primitive… … Universalium
bloomery iron — luitinė geležis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Korėta Fe masė šlaku užpildytomis poromis. atitikmenys: angl. ball iron; bloomery iron rus. кричное железо … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
bloomery — /blooh meuh ree/, n., pl. bloomeries. Metalworking. a hearth for smelting iron in blooms of pasty consistency by means of charcoal. [1575 85; BLOOM2 + ERY] * * * … Universalium
bloomery — noun A forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore … Wiktionary
