† manufacturagen.
Obsolete.
Manufacture.
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [noun]
makinglOE
workinga1382
forge1390
fashion1463
facture1574
workmanship1578
fabrication1602
manufaction1602
opificec1616
manufacture1622
makec1631
manufactorya1641
manufact1647
manufacturage1665
manufacturing1669
production1767
mfg.1854
artificing1866
process work1881
machine-production1898
metal-bending1964
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacture or production > [noun] > manufactured article or product
workOE
making1340
manufacture1587
preparation1590
manufactory1653
manufact1664
manufacturage1665
fabric1753
end-product1939
run-off1952
1665 D. Dudley Mettallum Martis sig. D6v Lesse profitable to him that makes it into manufactorage, and lesse profitable to him that useth it.
1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iv. 162 More indeed to the Masters profit, but less to him that has the manufactorage of it.
1691 London Gaz. No. 2670/4 For the Encouraging a Brandy Manufacturage in England.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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