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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Forge \Forge\ (f[=o]rj), n. [F. forge, fr. L. fabrica the
workshop of an artisan who works in hard materials, fr. faber
artisan, smith, as adj., skillful, ingenious; cf. Gr. ? soft,
tender. Cf. Fabric.]
1. A place or establishment where iron or other metals are
wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace,
or a shop with its furnace, etc., where iron is heated and
wrought; a smithy.
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In the quick forge and working house of thought.
--Shak.
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2. The works where wrought iron is produced directly from the
ore, or where iron is rendered malleable by puddling and
shingling; a shingling mill.
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3. The act of beating or working iron or steel; the
manufacture of metallic bodies. [Obs.]
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In the greater bodies the forge was easy. --Bacon.
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American forge, a forge for the direct production of
wrought iron, differing from the old Catalan forge mainly
in using finely crushed ore and working continuously.
--Raymond.
Catalan forge. (Metal.) See under Catalan.
Forge cinder, the dross or slag form a forge or bloomary.
Forge rolls, Forge train, the train of rolls by which a
bloom is converted into puddle bars.
Forge wagon (Mil.), a wagon fitted up for transporting a
blackmith's forge and tools.
Portable forge, a light and compact blacksmith's forge,
with bellows, etc., that may be moved from place to place.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Forge \Forge\, n. [F. forge, fr. L. fabrica the workshop of an
artisan who works in hard materials, fr. faber artisan,
smith, as adj., skillful, ingenious; cf. Gr. ? soft, tender.
Cf. Fabric.]
1. A place or establishment where iron or other metals are
wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace,
or a shop with its furnace, etc., where iron is heated and
wrought; a smithy.
In the quick forge and working house of thought.
--Shak.
2. The works where wrought iron is produced directly from the
ore, or where iron is rendered malleable by puddling and
shingling; a shingling mill.
3. The act of beating or working iron or steel; the
manufacture of metalic bodies. [Obs.]
In the greater bodies the forge was easy. --Bacon.
American forge, a forge for the direct production of
wrought iron, differing from the old Catalan forge mainly
in using finely crushed ore and working continuously.
--Raymond.
Catalan forge. (Metal.) See under Catalan.
Forge cinder, the dross or slag form a forge or bloomary.
Forge rolls, Forge train, the train of rolls by which a
bloom is converted into puddle bars.
Forge wagon (Mil.), a wagon fitted up for transporting a
blackmith's forge and tools.
Portable forge, a light and compact blacksmith's forge,
with bellows, etc., that may be moved from place to place.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
American forge
n.
A forge for the direct production of wrought iron, differing from the
old Catalan forge mainly in using finely crushed ore and working
continuously<ref>(R:Raymond Glossary)</ref>.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
American forge
n.
A forge for the direct production of wrought iron, differing from the
old Catalan forge mainly in using finely crushed ore and working
continuously<ref>(R:Raymond Glossary)</ref>.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
American forge
n.
A forge for the direct production of wrought iron, differing from the
old Catalan forge mainly in using finely crushed ore and working
continuously<ref>(R:Raymond Glossary)</ref>.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
American forge
n.
A forge for the direct production of wrought iron, differing from the
old Catalan forge mainly in using finely crushed ore and working
continuously<ref>(R:Raymond Glossary)</ref>.
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