fab|ric

fab|ric
fab|ric «FAB rihk», noun.
1. woven, knitted, or felted material; cloth. Velvet, canvas, linen, flannel, jersey, and tricot are fabrics. SYNONYM(S): textile.
2. a) texture, whether smooth or rough, loose or close: »

suits and dresses made of cloths of different fabric.

b) Figurative. the way in which a thing is put together; method of construction: »

The fabric of a person's character may be weak or strong.

3. Figurative. a) a thing constructed of combined parts; framework: »

Unwise loans weakened the financial fabric of the bank. Sultan Said ibn Taymur elaborated a program for improving the living conditions of his people, but he moved cautiously to avoid disrupting the old fabric of society (George Rentz).

 b) something constructed; a structure; edifice; building: »

We build with what we deem eternal rock: A distant age asks where the fabric stood (William Cowper).

╂[< Middle French fabrique, learned borrowing from Latin fabrica workshop < faber worker. See etym. of doublet forge1. (Cf. ↑forge)]

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