fac·ture \ˈfakchə(r), -ksh-\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin factura act of making, formation — more at feature 1.: the manner in which something is made or finished : execution; often: the quality or handling of a surface (as in painting) < Dali's neat, tight Vermeerish facture has its aesthetic as well as Picasso's bold, plangent viscous brushwork — Herbert Read > 2.archaic: the act or process of making something 3.: invoice