Manufacture
Manufacture , noun
[Latin manus the hand + factura a making, from facere to make: compare French 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.
Manufacture , transitive verb
[Compare French 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.
Manufacture , intransitive verb
To be employed in manufacturing something.