Manufacture

(măn'yu-făkt'yur, 53), n. [Lat. manus, the hand, and factura, a making, from facere, factum, to make; Fr. manufacture, Sp. manufactura, manifactura, It. manifattura.]

1. The operation of making wares of any kind; the process of reducing raw materials to 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, saddlery, and the like.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. MANUFACTURED; p. pr. & vb. n. MANUFACTURING.] [Fr. manufacturer, Sp. manufacturar.]

1. 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.
2. To work, as raw materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron.