tilery-works
Definition
Noun (plural: tilery-works)
- A place where tiles are manufactured: "tilery-works" refers to a facility or factory where clay tiles are made, including the kilns and associated buildings used in production.
Usage Examples
- (A former tile-making factory.)
- (The workers operated the kilns at the tile factory.)
- (The community developed near the tile manufacturing site.)
Advanced Usage
- "to work at a tilery-works": to be employed in the tile-making industry.
- He spent his youth working at the tilery-works, learning the craft of tile production. (He was employed at the tile factory.)
- "the output of a tilery-works": the quantity or quality of tiles produced at such a facility.
- The output of the tilery-works increased after the installation of new machinery. (The factory produced more tiles.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tilery (n): a place where tiles are made; a tile kiln or factory.
- The tilery closed down in the 1950s. (The tile factory shut down.)
- Tile (n): a thin, flat piece of baked clay, stone, or other material used for covering roofs, floors, or walls.
- They replaced the broken tile on the roof. (A single roof tile.)
- Tiler (n): a person who makes or lays tiles.
- The tiler carefully arranged the ceramic tiles in the bathroom. (A skilled worker who installs tiles.)
Synonyms
- Tile factory: a facility dedicated to manufacturing tiles.
- Tile kiln: a furnace or oven for baking tiles.
- Pottery works: a broader term for a place where clay goods are made, including tiles.
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