Middle English Dictionary Entry
factūre n.
Entry Info
| Forms | factūre n. |
| Etymology | OF; cp. L factūra. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. feture.
1.
(a) Style or form of making; (b) shape, figure;features, mien; (c) a thing made or created; a creature.
Associated quotations
a
- c1425(c1400) Ld.Troy (LdMisc 595)15883 : A tombe..Off riche werk, of fair facture.
b
- c1460(?c1400) Beryn (Nthld 55)247 : [His] sone..was ful abill To Armes..and persone covenabill; He was of al factur aftir fourm of kynde.
- c1500(?a1437) ?Jas.I KQ (SeldArch B.24)st.50 : In hir was youth, beautee,..and womanly facture.
- c1500(?a1437) ?Jas.I KQ (SeldArch B.24)st.66 : The fair facture that nature..In hir visage wroght had full lufingly.
c
- a1500 Add.Hymnal (Add 34193)463/18 : Thys heyvynly lord..Conformyd hyme to owr mortalite To saue hys facture frome and all duresse.
- a1500 Add.Hymnal (Add 34193)464/42 : Lord..We ben thy wark, we bene thy oone facture.