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Noun: foundry  fawn-dree
  1. Factory where metal castings are produced
    "the air near the foundry was always dirty";
    - metalworks, foundery [archaic]
     
  2. A factory that manufactures integrated circuits for other companies
    "TSMC is the world's largest pure-play foundry"

Derived forms: foundries

Type of: factory, manufactory [archaic], manufacturing plant, mill

Encyclopedia: Foundry