Emily Dickinson Lexicon

industry (industries), n. [Fr. < L. 'diligence'.] (webplay: bee, change, diligent, ease, idle, peace).

1. Effort; labor; exertion; work; Golden Age ideal of diligence and unity.
2. Habitual diligence in employment.
3. Steady attention to business.
4. Habitual employment in useful work.
5. Diligence.