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Fabric

//ˈfæb.ɹɪk// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    An edifice or building. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "Anon out of the earth a fabric huge / Rose like an exhalation."

  2. 2
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of constructing, construction, fabrication. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "Tithe was received by the bishop […] for the fabric of the churches for the poor."

  4. 4
    the underlying structure wordnet
  5. 5
    The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "cloth of a beautiful fabric"

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  1. 6
    The physical material of a building. countable, uncountable

    "This church dates back to the 11th century, though the great majority of its fabric is fifteenth century or later."

  2. 7
    The framework underlying a structure. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "the fabric of our lives"

  3. 8
    A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth. countable, uncountable

    "cotton fabric"

  4. 9
    The texture of a cloth. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    The fired clay material of pottery artifacts. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed. countable, uncountable

    "The Internet is a fabric of computers connected by routers."

Verb
  1. 1
    To cover with fabric. transitive

    "Fabricking and Carpeting a Room. If your ballroom's walls are in need of a paint job, or the space feels cavernous, or your tent is just looking too bare, you can have the ceiling and walls draped with fabric to create an intimate enclave."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fabrique, from Latin fabrica (“a workshop, art, trade, product of art, structure, fabric”), from faber (“artisan, workman”). Doublet of fabrica, borrowed from Latin, and forge, borrowed from Old French.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French fabrique, from Latin fabrica (“a workshop, art, trade, product of art, structure, fabric”), from faber (“artisan, workman”). Doublet of fabrica, borrowed from Latin, and forge, borrowed from Old French.

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