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Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, 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.
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2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable
forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or
iron.
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manufactured \manufactured\ adj.
Produced in a large-scale industrial operation. Contrasted
with {hand-made}.
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