a place where books are bound, pamphlets are stitched, etc.
bindery in American English
(ˈbaindəri, -dri)
nounWord forms: plural-eries
a place where books are bound
Word origin
[1800–10, Amer.; bind + -ery]This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hike, isolate, jumbo, rejuvenate, sodium-ery is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ery include: archery, bakery, cutlery, fishery, trickery
Examples of 'bindery' in a sentence
bindery
He recalled that the paper was so healthy that the printing and bindery equipment couldn't handle its size.