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noun

Fabric n.

The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric.

That which is fabricated; as:

(a)

Framework; structure; edifice; building. "Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation."

(b)

Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, whether vegetable, animal, or synthetic; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics; made of a fabric that is 50% cotton and 50% polyester.

The act of constructing; construction. (R.) "Tithe was received by the bishop,... for the fabric of the churches for the poor."

Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe. "The whole vast fabric of society."

verb

Fabric v. t. (past & past part. fabricked; pres. part. fabricking) To frame; to build; to construct. (Obs.) "Fabric their mansions."

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Etymology of 'Fabric'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Fabric" Quotes from Famous Books

... knowing anything which enslaves me to others Executions rather whet than dull the edge of vices Expresses more contempt and condemnation than the other Extend their anger and hatred beyond the dispute in question Extremity of philosophy is hurtful Fabric goes forming and piling itself up from hand to hand Fame: an echo, a dream, nay, the shadow of a dream Fancy that others cannot believe otherwise than as he does Fantastic gibberish of the prophetic canting Far more easy and pleasant to follow ...

— Quotes and Images From The Works of Michel De Montaigne • Michel De Montaigne

... mother until he went to sleep and that when he awoke it was to find that the clasp still held. It was a long time before he realized that what to him were whimsical pranks, were in the nature of tragedies to his parents. If he put a stumbling-block in one of their paths, it upset the whole fabric of their daily life, made them feel, I suppose, that they were losing such faculties as they possessed: memory and the sense of touch—and they would be obliged either to walk with infinite slowness, or actually to ...

— The Spread Eagle and Other Stories • Gouverneur Morris

... ran beautifully, but a fleeter foot was behind her, and though she dodged and evaded like a creature of the woods, the reaching hand fell upon the loose sleeve of her red blouse, nor fell lightly. She gave a wrench of frenzy; the antique fabric refused the strain; parted at the shoulder seam so thoroughly that the whole sleeve came away—but not to its owner's release, for she had been brought round by the jerk, so that, agile as she had shown herself, the ...

— The Conquest of Canaan • Booth Tarkington

... blowing without there, wasting for ever; and never a glimpse of it. Delicate work this! Here's a needle might serve for a genuine stiletto! No matter,—it is the cause,—it is the cause that makes, as my mother says, each stitch in this clumsy fabric a grander thing than the flashing of the bravest lance that brave ...

— The Bride of Fort Edward • Delia Bacon

... fact, which may lead to consequences of every degree of importance. It affirms the actual or possible existence of Things possessing the combination of attributes set forth in the definition; and this, if true, may be foundation sufficient on which to build a whole fabric of ...

— A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive • John Stuart Mill

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