( n. )
That which establishes or places in a desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be made; as, early misfortune was the making of him.
( n. )
That which establishes or places in a desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be made; as, early misfortune was the making of him.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012