Literary notes about refinery (AI summary)
In literature, the term "refinery" can convey both a literal sense of industrial precision and a metaphorical nuance of cultivated elegance. For instance, in William H. Ukers’ work, it denotes a tangible facility of production—John Arbuckle’s sugar refinery in Brooklyn, which exemplifies the era's industrial prowess through the massive output of packaged sugar [1]. Conversely, in Thomas Hardy’s narrative, the term is deftly employed to characterize a person's demeanor, suggesting a cultivated refinement in behavior despite an underlying nervousness—a subtle nod to genteel sophistication [2].
- In two years, John Arbuckle's model sugar refinery in Brooklyn was turning out package sugar at the rate of five thousand barrels a day.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - I knowed the boy's grandfather—a truly nervous and modest man, even to genteel refinery.
— from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
