ˌmænjuˈfæktʃə n. & v. --n. 1 a
the making of articles
esp. in a
factory etc. b a
branch of an
industry (woollen manufacture). 2 esp. derog. the merely
mechanical production of
literature, art, etc. --v.tr. 1
make (articles), esp. on an
industrial scale. 2
invent or
fabricate (evidence, a story, etc.). 3 esp. derog. make or
produce (literature, art, etc.) in a mechanical
way. øømanufacturable adj. manufacturability n. manufacturer n. [F f.
It. manifattura & L manufactum
made by hand]