refaction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of refaction
First recorded in 1635–45; re- ( def. ) + faction 1 ( def. ), in the obsolete sense “act of doing, making”
Example Sentences
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They are forbidden to read, save what their Superior permitted, or listen to what is read, save such holy things as may be recited aloud during the hours of refaction; but lo! their ears are at the command of idle minstrels, and their eyes study empty romaunts.
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