machinedadj.
/məˈʃiːnd/, U.S. /məˈʃind/ Made or formed by or as if by a machine; processed by machine.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > [adjective] > worked or produced by means of
mechanical1567
organical1726
machined1811
machine-made1828
organic1860
mechanic1876
1811 T. Jefferson Let. 19 Aug. in Papers (2007) Retirement Ser. IV. 91 8/ a bushel has been offered for machined wheat.
1891 Wheeling 25 Feb. 399 All sorts of lamps, bells, spanners, and machined parts.
1893 Daily News 13 June 5/6 The mechanically machined amendments not evoking any interest.
1927 New Republic 12 Oct. 209/1 There is..machined furniture being produced in Grand Rapids.
1961 Listener 26 Oct. 681/1 The pointing of neatly machined coups de théâtre.
1991 E. J. Howard Marking Time (1992) 233 She collapsed on the slippery pink counterpane decorated with machined chain stitch.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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