manufactur

v. i. To be employed in manufacturing something. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Produced in a large-scale industrial operation. Contrasted with hand-made. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who manufactures. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a manufacturing town. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A business engaged in manufacturing some product.
Syn. -- manufacturer, maker. [ WordNet 1.5 ]