fabric en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfæb.ɹɪk/
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Etymology
Borrowed from French fabrique, from Latin fabrica (“a workshop, art, trade, product of art, structure, fabric”), from faber (“artisan, workman”). Doublet of fabrica, borrowed from Latin, and forge, borrowed from Old French.
Meanings
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) An edifice or building.
Anon out of the earth a fabric huge / Rose like an exhalation.
1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:They withdrew from the gate, as if to depart, but he presently thought he heard them amongst the trees on the other side of the fabric, and soon became convinced that they had not left the abbey.
1791, Ann Radcliffe, The Romance of the Forest, Oxford 1999, page 86:
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) The act of constructing, construction, fabrication.
Tithe was received by the bishop […] for the fabric of the churches for the poor.
1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity:
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.
cloth of a beautiful fabric
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(countable, uncountable) The physical material of a building.
This church dates back to the 11th century, though the great majority of its fabric is fifteenth century or later.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) The framework underlying a structure.
the fabric of our lives
Only with the second actor, can plot, […] the reaction of man on man, be knit into the very fabric of dramatic art.
1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “I. Introduction”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, pages 19–20:I thought the best match of sympathy with reality was in Fritz Matthies' Pauline's Birthday or the Beast of Notre Dame. It was a surprise, not just because of its ending, but because there was a real fabric in the characters' relationships. In this, it outweighs The Deputy and all its high drama.
1982 December 25, Peg Byron, “The 1982 New York Gay Film Festival”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 23, page 12:
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(countable, uncountable) A material made of fibers; especially, a woven one.
Near-synonym: cloth (not always differentiated)
cotton fabric
- (countable, uncountable) The texture of a cloth.
- (countable, uncountable) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
- (countable, uncountable) The fired clay material of pottery artifacts.
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(countable, uncountable) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed.
The Internet is a fabric of computers connected by routers.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fabrick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| fabrics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
oblique fabric · nonfabric · fabricless · fabric conditioner · couching fabric · microfabric · stretch fabric · fabric softener · geofabric · ichnofabric · fabriclike · fabricky · self-fabric · urban fabric · biofabric · nanofabric
Descendants
Holonyms
Hypernyms
material · stuff · substance · material · matter
Hyponyms
moire · velveteen · velvet · gossamer · crinoline · sateen · lawn · diaper · tweed · marquisette · seersucker · plush · foulard · camlet · flannelette · brocade · grosgrain · damask · denim · satin · chiffon · flannel · cretonne · chenille · scrim · ninon · macramé · corduroy
Meronyms
wool · jute · yarn · flax · elastane · hemp · cotton · linen · filament · fiber · silk
Relateds
:Appendix:Fabrics · fur · leather · :Category:Fabrics
Synonyms
textile · material · fabric · cloth · textile · cloth
Translations (216)
th ผ้า (material made of fibers) · pl faktura (texture of a cloth) · ja 織物 (material made of fibers) · el ιστός (figurative framework underlying a structure) · my ထည် (material made of fibers) · cy ffabrig (material made of fibers) · fi kudos (figurative framework underlying a structure) · uk ткани́на (material made of fibers) · mn даавуу (material made of fibers) · fr tissu (figurative framework underlying a structure) · tt тукыма (material made of fibers) · gl tecedura (texture of a cloth) · fi rakentaminen (act of constructing) · ru структу́ра (figurative framework underlying a structure) · it struttura (figurative framework underlying a structure) · nl textuur (texture of a cloth) · sk tkanina (material made of fibers) · gl estofo (material made of fibers) · fi kudos (texture of a cloth) · id kain (material made of fibers) · id tekstil (material made of fibers) · ru ткань (material made of fibers) · hi पारचा (material made of fibers) · ps ټوکر (material made of fibers) · gld босо (material made of fibers) · bg тъ́кан (material made of fibers) · it fabbricato (edifice, building) · hy կտոր (material made of fibers) · sh tkànina (material made of fibers) · ru зда́ние (edifice, building) · uz gazmol (material made of fibers) · hu anyagszerkezet (texture of a cloth) · sh тка̀нина (material made of fibers) · gd dèanamh (texture of a cloth) · ky кездеме (material made of fibers) · sh матерѝја̄л (material made of fibers) · ro material țesut (material made of fibers) · mk материја́л (material made of fibers) · da stof (material made of fibers) · ota قماش (material made of fibers) · lv audekls (material made of fibers) · de Textur (structure of anything) · pt tecido (material made of fibers) · ru мате́рия (material made of fibers) · de Gewebe (material made of fibers) · de Fasern (texture of a cloth) · pt tato (texture of a cloth) · ko 직물 (material made of fibers) · la textum (material made of fibers) · hi कपड़ा (material made of fibers) · yue 織物 /织物 (material made of fibers) · de Texturierung (texture of a cloth) · tl tela (material made of fibers) · es tela (material made of fibers) · ur کَپْڑَا (material made of fibers) · ro țesătură (material made of fibers) · ka ქსოვილი (material made of fibers) · pl struktura (figurative framework underlying a structure) · hu szövet (material made of fibers) · hu kelme (material made of fibers) · sl blago (material made of fibers) · pl tkanina (material made of fibers) · uz mato (material made of fibers) · tg қумош (material made of fibers) · de Netz (computing: interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed) · nb struktur (figurative framework underlying a structure) · de Komposition (structure of anything) · da struktur (texture of a cloth) · ro textile (material made of fibers) · fa-ira پارْچِه (material made of fibers) · ar نَسِيج (material made of fibers) · uz materiya (material made of fibers) · ba туҡыма (material made of fibers) · hu szerkezet (figurative framework underlying a structure) · alt бӧс (material made of fibers) · sq pëlhurë (material made of fibers) · fr structure (edifice, building) · ru строи́тельство (act of constructing) · es tejido (material made of fibers) · he מִרְקָם (texture of a cloth) · da system (figurative framework underlying a structure) · et kangas (material made of fibers) · bg структу́ра (figurative framework underlying a structure) · fi rakenne (edifice, building) · de Gebäude (edifice, building) · ko 옷감 (material made of fibers) · is efni (material made of fibers) · chr ᎠᏄᏬ (material made of fibers) · fi kehikko (figurative framework underlying a structure) · he יסוד (figurative framework underlying a structure) · de Struktur (texture of a cloth) · vi vải (material made of fibers) · az parça (material made of fibers) · gl tea (material made of fibers) · de Netzwerk (computing: interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed) · mk штоф (material made of fibers) · it struttura (edifice, building) · ru структу́ра (edifice, building) · ota عمارت (edifice, building) · tg матоъ (material made of fibers) · pt estrutura (figurative framework underlying a structure) · ru материа́л (material made of fibers) · de Textil (material made of fibers) · de Stoff (material made of fibers) · fi verkko (computing: interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed) · ky мазмун (material made of fibers) · cmn 織物 /织物 (material made of fibers) · de Rohbau (figurative framework underlying a structure) · nl weefsel (figurative framework underlying a structure) · el δομή (edifice, building) · tg газвор (material made of fibers) · tk materiýa (material made of fibers) · ur پارْچَہ (material made of fibers) · fi rakenne (structure of anything) · fi rakennus (edifice, building) · gl téximo (material made of fibers) · de Bau (figurative framework underlying a structure) · de Struktur (figurative framework underlying a structure) · bn বুনন (material made of fibers) · kk материал (material made of fibers) · fi tekstiili (material made of fibers) · pt tecido (texture of a cloth) · tr kumaş (material made of fibers) · mn бөс (material made of fibers) · yi שטאָף (material made of fibers) · hu anyag (material made of fibers) · az material (material made of fibers) · pt pano (material made of fibers) · fr textile (material made of fibers) · be ткані́на (material made of fibers) · es entramado (figurative framework underlying a structure) · de Konstruktion (act of constructing) · de Errichtung (act of constructing) · pdt Zeich (material made of fibers) · da struktur (figurative framework underlying a structure) · kmr cang (material made of fibers) · tr doku (material made of fibers) · nan-hbl 織物 /织物 (material made of fibers) · de Bauwerk (edifice, building) · oc teissut (material made of fibers) · ky материя (material made of fibers) · bg мате́рия (texture of a cloth) · sh што̏ф (material made of fibers) · zza qumas (material made of fibers) · ca tela (material made of fibers) · hu szövés (texture of a cloth) · ru постро́йка (edifice, building) · nl weefsel (material made of fibers) · lt medžiaga (material made of fibers) · sl tkanina (material made of fibers) · gd dèanamh (act of constructing) · ota یاپی (edifice, building) · fi rakenne (figurative framework underlying a structure) · gl estructura (edifice, building) · nb stoff (material made of fibers) · kmr qumaş (material made of fibers) · nb tøy (material made of fibers) · grc ὕφασμα (material made of fibers) · az qumaş (material made of fibers) · bg постро́йка (edifice, building) · nl stof (material made of fibers) · it tessuto (figurative framework underlying a structure) · bg зда́ние (edifice, building) · hy գործվածք (material made of fibers) · tg порча (material made of fibers) · uz gazlama (material made of fibers) · srn krosi (material made of fibers) · el πλέγμα (figurative framework underlying a structure) · fi kangas (material made of fibers) · lo ຜ້າ (material made of fibers) · de Muster (structure of anything) · he בַּד (material made of fibers) · fa-ira قُماش (material made of fibers) · ga fabraic (material made of fibers) · ky маңыз (material made of fibers) · sh materìjāl (material made of fibers) · uz qumosh (material made of fibers) · hu szövevény (figurative framework underlying a structure) · eo ŝtofo (material made of fibers) · bg строе́ж (act of constructing) · cs tkanina (material made of fibers) · pt rede (figurative framework underlying a structure) · sv tyg (material made of fibers) · es género (material made of fibers) · el διάρθρωση (figurative framework underlying a structure) · et riie (material made of fibers) · it tessuto (material made of fibers) · gl tecido (material made of fibers) · sh štȍf (material made of fibers) · oc tela (material made of fibers) · km ក្រណាត់ (material made of fibers) · ky материал (material made of fibers) · fr tissu (material made of fibers) · ru мате́рия (texture of a cloth) · pl struktura (texture of a cloth) · fi rakeisuus (petrology: appearance of crystalline grains in a rock) · kk мата (material made of fibers) · el ύφασμα (material made of fibers) · pl materiał (material made of fibers) · bg плат (material made of fibers) · tk mata (material made of fibers) · ps پارچه (material made of fibers) · ro structură (edifice, building) · da sammensætning (texture of a cloth) · kk материя (material made of fibers) · pl tekstura (texture of a cloth) · it tessuto (texture of a cloth) · el δομή (figurative framework underlying a structure) · ar قُمَاش (material made of fibers) · el υφή (texture of a cloth) · zza parçe (diq) (material made of fibers) · nb byggesten (figurative framework underlying a structure) · hu textil (material made of fibers) · mk ткаенина (material made of fibers) · de Bauplan (figurative framework underlying a structure) · he מבנה (figurative framework underlying a structure)