noun
- furnaces used for smelting iron ore into wrought iron, typically using charcoal as fuel
Usage: historical; metallurgy
Examples
- Medieval bloomeries were essential for early iron production.
- The archaeologists discovered remains of ancient bloomeries at the site.
- Bloomeries operated at lower temperatures than modern blast furnaces.
- The village’s bloomeries provided iron for local blacksmiths.
- Workers fed charcoal and iron ore into the bloomeries continuously.
- These bloomeries produced a spongy mass of iron called bloom.