fabric Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
textile; cloth; material.
- the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
- woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
- she measured off enough material for a dress
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noun the underlying structure
framework.
- providing a factual framework for future research
- it is part of the fabric of society
WordNet
Fab"ric noun
Etymology
L.Definitions
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The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric. -
That which is fabricated ; as :(a) Framework; structure; edifice; building Anon out of the earth a fabric hugeRose like an exhalation.Milton.
(b) Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics . -
The act of constructing; construction. R.Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabricof the churches for the poor.Milman.
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Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe .The whole vast fabric of society.Macaulay.
Fab"ric transitive verb
Wordforms
Definitions
To frame; to built; to construct. Obs. "Fabric their mansions." J. Philips.