Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Foundry \Found"ry\, n.; pl. {Foundries}. [See {Foundery}.]
   1. The act, process, or art of casting metals.

   2. The buildings and works for casting metals.

   {Foundry ladle}, a vessel for holding molten metal and
      conveying it from cupola to the molds.

Source : WordNet®

foundry
     n : factory where metal castings are produced [syn: {metalworks}]