[man.u.fac.ture] n [MF, fr. ML manufactura, fr. L manu factus, lit., made by hand] (1567) 1: something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery
2. a: the process of making wares by hand or by machinery esp. 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
[2]manufacture vb -tured ; -tur.ing vt (1683) 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
3: invent, fabricate
4: to produce as if by manufacturing: create "writers who ~ stories for television" ~ vi: to engage in manufacture -- manufacturing n