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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FAC'TURE, n. The art or manner of making.

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin factura action of making, from factus Date: 15th century the manner in which something (as an artistic work) is made ; execution

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the quality of execution esp. of the surface of a painting. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L factura f. facere fact- do, make

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Facture Fac"ture, n. [F. facture a making, invoice, L. factura a making. See Fact.] 1. The act or manner of making or doing anything; -- now used of a literary, musical, or pictorial production. --Bacon. 2. (Com.) An invoice or bill of parcels.





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