Bloomery

/ˈbluːməri/ noun

A primitive furnace or oven, especially one used in ancient times to smelt iron ore into metal.

From 'bloom' (a mass of metal) plus '-ery' (place where something is made). Medieval term for the first iron-working technology.

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