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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Manufacturing \Man'u*fac"tur*ing\, adjective
1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a manufacturing town.
2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Manufacture \Man'u*fac"ture\, verb (used with an object) [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.
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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