Fabric : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Fabric	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Fabric
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fabric n 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" Synonym(s): fabric, cloth, material, textile the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society" Synonym(s): framework, fabric
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fabric \Fab"ric\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fabricked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fabricking}.] To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] [bd]Fabric their mansions.[b8] --J. Philips.