Word Study
facture
CIDE DICTIONARY
facture, n. [F. facture a making, invoice, L. factura a making. See Fact.].
- The act or manner of making or doing anything; -- now used of a literary, musical, or pictorial production. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- An invoice or bill of parcels. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
facture, n. the quality of execution esp. of the surface of a painting.
Etymology
ME f. OF f. L factura f. facere fact- do, make
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