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facture
[ fak-cher ]
/ ˈfæk tʃər /
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noun
the act, process, or manner of making anything; construction.
the thing made.
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How to use facture in a sentence
A lover of the Latin authors, he composed verses of such facture that some of them have been mistaken for ancient classics.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyI had thought not all the goldsmiths on earth had so much gold, silver, jewels, and craft of design and facture.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles ReadeI thought not all the goldsmiths on earth had so much gold, silver, jewels, and craft of design and facture.
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles ReadeFacture, fak′tūr, n. the act or the result of making, workmanship.
British Dictionary definitions for facture
facture
/ (ˈfæktʃə) /
noun rare
construction
workmanship; quality
Word Origin for facture
C15: from Old French, from Latin factūra
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