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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MANUFAC'TURE, n. [L. manus, hand, and facio, to make.]
1. The operation of making cloth, wares, utensils, paper, books, and whatever is used by man; the operation of reducing raw materials of any kind into a form suitable for use, by the hands, by art or machinery.
2. Any thing made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art; as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, cabinet work, sadlery, and the like.
MANUFAC'TURE, v.t. To make or fabricate from raw materials, by the hand, by art or machinery, and work into forms convenient for use; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, or glass.
1. To work raw materials into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk or iron.
MANUFAC'TURE, v.i. To be occupied in manufactures.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" [syn: industry, manufacture]
2: the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" [syn: fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing] v
1: put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal" [syn: manufacture, fabricate, construct]
2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent]
3: produce naturally; "this gland manufactures a specific substance only"
4: create or produce in a mechanical way; "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin manufactura, from Latin manu factus, literally, made by hand Date: 1567 1. something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery 2. a. the process of making wares by hand or by machinery especially when carried on systematically with division of labor b. a productive industry using mechanical power and machinery 3. the act or process of producing something II. verb (-tured; manufacturing) Date: 1648 transitive verb 1. to make into a product suitable for use 2. a. to make from raw materials by hand or by machinery b. to produce according to an organized plan and with division of labor c. prefabricate <a manufactured home> 3. invent, fabricate <known to manufacture evidence> 4. to produce as if by manufacturing ; create <writers who manufacture stories for television> intransitive verb to engage in manufacture • manufacturability noun • manufacturable adjective • manufacturing noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a the making of articles esp. in a factory etc. b a branch of an industry (woollen manufacture). 2 esp. derog. the merely mechanical production of literature, art, etc. --v.tr. 1 make (articles), esp. on an industrial scale. 2 invent or fabricate (evidence, a story, etc.). 3 esp. derog. make or produce (literature, art, etc.) in a mechanical way. Derivatives: manufacturable adj. manufacturability n. manufacturer n. Etymology: F f. It. manifattura & L manufactum made by hand

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Manufacture Man`u*fac"ture, v. i. To be employed in manufacturing something.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Manufacture Man`u*fac"ture, n. [L. manus the hand + factura a making, fr. facere to make: cf. F. manufacture. See Manual, and Fact.] 1. The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency. 2. Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Manufacture Man`u*fac"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manufactured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manufacturing.] [Cf. F. manufacturer.] 1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc. 2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(manufactures, manufacturing, manufactured) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. To manufacture something means to make it in a factory, usually in large quantities. (BUSINESS) They manufacture the class of plastics known as thermoplastic materials... We import foreign manufactured goods. = produce VERB: V n, V-ed • Manufacture is also a noun. ...the manufacture of nuclear weapons. ...celebrating 90 years of car manufacture. N-UNCOUNT: with supp • manufacturing ...management headquarters for manufacturing. N-UNCOUNT 2. Manufactures are goods or products which have been made in a factory. (BUSINESS) ...a long-term rise in the share of manufactures in non-oil exports. N-COUNT: usu pl 3. If you say that someone manufactures information, you are criticizing them because they invent information that is not true. According to the prosecution, the officers manufactured an elaborate story... = fabricate VERB: V n [disapproval]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Production, fabrication, making. 2. Manufactured product. II. v. a. Make by art.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Liquors prepared from materials of English growth.

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