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Fabric - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Fabric : (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" [syn: cloth,
material, textile]
2: the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the
bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
[syn: framework]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Fabric : \Fab"ric\, 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.
2. That which is fabricated; as:
(a) Framework; structure; edifice; building.
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,
either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as,
silks or other fabrics.
3. The act of constructing; construction. [R.]
Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the
fabric of the churches for the poor. --Milman.
4. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as,
the fabric of the universe.
The whole vast fabric of society. --Macaulay.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Fabric |
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Pinup_Barbiie: @PinupGirl_Jayne. on my way home from the Fabric store finally got everything i need! what you doin? |
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mzskittlez: Im officially giving up on Love.. In all forms..Time 2 go shop this feeling off.. ! First Stop Fabric Store.. Top Shop and American Apparel. |
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biosciencetech: Chemistry makes the natural 'wonder Fabric' -- wool -- more wonderful http://bit.ly/5uFwkX #bioscience |
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