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LEM

fabrica, fabricae

1 faber

noun (f., 1^st declension)

a joiner's shop, smith's shop, workshop
an art, trade, pursuit, industry, craft
architecture
a skilful production, fabric, structure
[figuratively] a crafty device, wile, trick, stratagem

Abbreviations

fabrica ae, f 1 faber, a joiner's shop, smith's shop, workshop: fabricae praeesse.

—An art, trade, pursuit, industry, craft: aeris et ferri.

—Architecture: pictura et fabrica ceteraeque artes.

—A skilful production, fabric, structure: admirabilis membrorum.

— Fig., a crafty device, wile, trick, stratagem: ad senem aliquam fabricam fingere, T.