What is 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 called?
bloomery — 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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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