facture

[ fak-cher ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

facture

/ ˈfæktʃə /

Origin of facture¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin factūra the making (of something). See fact, -ure

Origin of facture¹

C15: from Old French, from Latin factūra

A lover of the Latin authors, he composed verses of such facture that some of them have been mistaken for ancient classics.

I had thought not all the goldsmiths on earth had so much gold, silver, jewels, and craft of design and facture.

I thought not all the goldsmiths on earth had so much gold, silver, jewels, and craft of design and facture.

Facture, fak′tūr, n. the act or the result of making, workmanship.

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[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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