Sekirov Dictionary

fabric

/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/

noun 10
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun10

material made of threads woven together, used for clothes, covers and bags
The texture of a cloth.
The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
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(figurative) The framework underlying a structure.
- Only with the second actor, can plot, […] the reaction of man on man, be knit into the very fabric of dramatic art. — 1924
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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.
The fired clay material of pottery artifacts.
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Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed.
- The Internet is a fabric of computers connected by routers.
(no longer used) The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.
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(no longer used) An edifice or building.
- Anon out of the earth a fabric huge / Rose like an exhalation. — 1667
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(no longer used) The act of constructing, construction, fabrication.
- Tithe was received by the bishop […] for the fabric of the churches for the poor. — 1855

verb1

To cover with fabric.

forms

fabricked · fabricking · fabrics

Phrases with fabric

urban fabric
The physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes but excluding environmental, functional, economic and sociocultural aspects.

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