Fabric

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfæb.rɪk/

Alternative forms

• fabrick obsolete

Origin

From French fabrique, from Latin fabrica ("a workshop, art, trade, product of art, structure, fabric"), from faber ("artisan, workman").

Full definition of fabric

Noun

1. (archaic) structure, building
• MiltonAnon out of the earth a fabric huge
  Rose like an exhalation.
2. (archaic) The act of constructing; construction; fabrication.
• MilmanTithe was received by the bishop ... for the fabric of the churches for the poor.
3. (archaic) The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make.cloth of a beautiful fabric
4. The framework underlying a structurethe fabric of our livesthe fabric of the universe
5. A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.cotton fabric
6. (petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock
7. (computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile 'fabric' when viewed collectively from a distanceThe internet is a fabric of computers connected by routers

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