Bloomery

Furnace in which wrought iron is produced directly from the ore, instead of first converting the ore into pig iron. The ore and the fuel are brought in contact on the hearth of the furnace. The product is called a bloom. The Catalan forge and German bloomery are used in Europe and U. S. for the production of charcoal iron for making ng tool steel. Bloom field, ROBERT, 1766-1823. English poet. His Farm er's Boy , 1798, was long popular. Blooming ton. City of McLean co., Ill., near center of State. Pop., 1890, 20,484.