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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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