facture

Noun

fac=ture

CIDE DICTIONARY

facture, n. [F. facture a making, invoice, L. factura a making. See Fact.].

The act or manner of making or doing anything; -- now used of a literary, musical, or pictorial production. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
An invoice or bill of parcels. [1913 Webster]

facture, n. the quality of execution esp. of the surface of a painting.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. L factura f. facere fact- do, make