fabric

Noun
Synonyms: clothmaterialtextileframework

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers“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”Synonyms: clothmaterialtextile
  2. the underlying structure“providing a factual framework for future research”“it is part of the fabric of society”Synonyms: framework
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Fabric \Fab"ric\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fabricked; p. pr. & vb. n. Fabricking.] To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] "Fabric their mansions." --J. Philips. [1913 Webster]
Fabric \Fab"ric\ (f[a^]b"r[i^]k), n. [L. fabrica fabric, workshop: cf. F. fabrique fabric. See Forge.]

1.The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric. [1913 Webster]

2.That which is fabricated; as: (a) Framework; structure; edifice; building. [1913 Webster]

Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation. --Milton. (b) Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, whether vegetable, animal, or synthetic; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics; made of a fabric that is 50% cotton and 50% polyester. [1913 Webster]

3.The act of constructing; construction. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabric of the churches for the poor.— Milman.[1913 Webster]

4.Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe. [1913 Webster]

The whole vast fabric of society.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]
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