Fabrico

Latin-English

făbrĭc|o, -āre, -āvī, -ātum. (ˈfa.bri.ko) v. trans.

1. To make; to build; to forge; to work (a material).

[fabrica.]

Loci

• αʹ Vitruvius, De Architectura 1.4:

Ut etiam in ferro animadvertimus, quod, quamvis natura sit durum, in fornacibus ab ignis vapore percalefactum ita mollescit, uti in omne genus formae faciliter fabricetur; et idem, cum molle et candens refrigeretur tinctum frigida, redurescat et restituatur in antiquam proprietatem.

We even notice in iron that, however hard it may be by nature, it softens enough when thoroughly heated by the warmth of the fire in the furnace that it may be easily wrought into any kind of shape; likewise, when soft and glowing it is cooled, being dipped in cold water, it hardens again and its original quality is restored.