Plural of furriery; multiple shops, businesses, or craft studios where fur goods are made, sold, or repaired.
Plural form of 'furriery,' which is derived from 'furrier' with the addition of '-y' (forming an abstract noun for the activity or place). The '-ies' ending is the standard English plural for nouns ending in '-y'.
Medieval cities would have whole streets of furrieries clustered together—it was expensive work with valuable materials, so furriers grouped together in specific quarters for protection and to control quality. New York's fur district was the American equivalent, though much of it has disappeared.
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