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fabric

fab·ric

UK/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/ US/ˈfæbrɪk/ fairly common

noun

1.

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

  • “the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent”
  • “woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC”
  • “she measured off enough material for a dress”
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2.

the underlying structure

  • “restoring the framework of the bombed building”
  • “it is part of the fabric of society”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • couching fabric
  • fabric conditioner
  • fabric softener
  • oblique fabric
  • stretch fabric
  • urban fabric

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