fabric
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- fabrick (obsolete)
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French fabrique, from Latin fabrica (“a workshop, art, trade, product of art, structure, fabric”), from faber (“artisan, workman”).
Noun [edit]
fabric (countable and uncountable; plural fabrics)
- (originally) (construction) structure, building
- An act of construction, especially the erection of a church
- The framework underlying a structure
- The fabric of our lives
- A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
- cotton fabric
- The texture of a cloth.
- the smooth fabric of an oriental silk cloth
- (petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock
- (computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile 'fabric' when viewed collectively from a distance
- The internet is a fabric of computers connected by routers
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:fabric
Translations [edit]
structure, building
act of construction
framework underlying a structure
material made of fibers
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texture of a cloth
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