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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fabric \Fab"ric\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fabricked; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Fabricking.]
     To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] ``Fabric their
     mansions.'' --J. Philips.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fabric \Fab"ric\ (f[a^]b"r[i^]k), n. [L. fabrica fabric,
     workshop: cf. F. fabrique fabric. See Forge.]
     1. The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts
        of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as
        cloth of a beautiful fabric.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which is fabricated; as:
        (a) Framework; structure; edifice; building.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  Anon out of the earth a fabric huge
                  Rose like an exhalation.          --Milton.
        (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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The act of constructing; construction. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the
              fabric of the churches for the poor.  --Milman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as,
        the fabric of the universe.
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              The whole vast fabric of society.     --Macaulay.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fabric \Fab"ric\, n. [L. fabrica fabric, workshop: cf. F.
     fabrique fabric. See Forge.]
     1. The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts
        of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as
        cloth of a beautiful fabric.
  
     2. That which is fabricated; as:
        (a) Framework; structure; edifice; building.
  
                  Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an
                  exhalation.                       --Milton.
        (b) Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers,
            either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as,
            silks or other fabrics.
  
     3. The act of constructing; construction. [R.]
  
              Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the
              fabric of the churches for the poor.  --Milman.
  
     4. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as,
        the fabric of the universe.
  
              The whole vast fabric of society.     --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fabric \Fab"ric\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fabricked; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Fabricking.]
     To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] ``Fabric their
     mansions.'' --J. Philips.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  fabric
       n 1: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or
            crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in
            the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven
            cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she
            measured off enough material for a dress" [syn: cloth,
             material, textile]
       2: the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the
          bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
          [syn: framework]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fabric
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το ύφασμα
     2 η δομή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fabric
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro fabrica  1s pres ind//sub)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  fabric
     n.
     1 (lb en now rare) An edifice or building.
     2 (lb en archaic) The act of constructing, construction, fabrication.
     3 (lb en archaic) The structure of anything, the manner in which the
  parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.
     4 The physical material of a building.
     5 The framework underlying a structure.
     6 A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
     7 The texture of a cloth.
     8 (lb en petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
     9 (lb en computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile
  fabric when diagrammed.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cover with fabric.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  fabric
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro fabrica  1s pres ind//sub)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  fabric
     n.
     1 (lb en now rare) An edifice or building.
     2 (lb en archaic) The act of constructing, construction, fabrication.
     3 (lb en archaic) The structure of anything, the manner in which the
  parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.
     4 The physical material of a building.
     5 The framework underlying a structure.
     6 A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
     7 The texture of a cloth.
     8 (lb en petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
     9 (lb en computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile
  fabric when diagrammed.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cover with fabric.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fabric
     Englanti n.
     1 kangas, kudos
     2 kankaan kudos, sidos
     3 verkko
     4 rakenne, rakennelma

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fabric
     Engelska n.
     1 byggnad, struktur, konstruktion
     2 väv, tyg, material

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Fabric /fˈabɹɪk/
  النسيج

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fabric //ˈfæb.ɹɪk// 
  1. строеж
  act of constructing
  2. зда́ние, постро́йка
  edifice, building
  3. структу́ра
  framework underlying a structure
  4. плат, тъка́н
  material made of fibers
  5. материя
  texture of a cloth