Lewis & Short

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fā̆brē-făcĭo, fēci, factum, 3, v. a., to make, frame, fashion, or do skilfully (very rare; perh. to be written separately fabre facio).

  1. I. Lit.: classem fabrefecit, Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 38, 1 (dub., al. fabricavit): fabrefieri ex auro, Vulg. Exod. 31, 4: levioribus et ad id fabrefactis navigiis, Liv. 37, 27, 5: argenti aerisque fabrefacti vis, id. 26, 21, 8; cf. id. 34, 52, 5; Amm. 29, 1.
  2. * II. Trop.: fallaciam, to forge, Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 8; cf.: fecit fabre, id. Stich. 4, 1, 64.