FOUNDERY
n. 1. The art of casting metals into various forms for use; the casting of statues. 2. The house and works occupied in casting metals; as a foundery of bells, of hollow ware, of cannon, of types, etc.
Found "er *y, n.; pl. Founderies. Etym: [F. fonderie, fr. fondre. See Found to cast, and cf. Foundry. ]