crystallery
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]crystallery (countable and uncountable, plural crystalleries)
- (uncountable) The manufacture of crystal.
- 1880, Pamphlets on Commerce, volume 3, page 128:
- These are the facts which have been furnished to me by the industries of crystallery and of hats. Crystallery alone exports annually, under present conditions, for 400,000 francs of crystal.
- (countable) A place where crystal is manufactured.
- 2003, Helen D. Hume, The Art Lover's Almanac:
- If you appreciate the form and function of fine crystal, these are places where you can watch the creation of fine crystal pieces. Most crystalleries have a museum and sales room attached.