Hypertext Webster Gateway: "manufacture"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, v. i.
To be employed in manufacturing something.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
manufacture
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}]
2: the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
[syn: {fabrication}]
v 1: put together out of components or parts; "Ford makes cars";
"They manufacture small toys" [syn: {fabricate}, {construct}]
2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: {fabricate}, {cook
up}, {make up}, {invent}]
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