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Webster 1913 Edition
Fabric
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.
(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% polyester3.
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 universeThe whole vast
fabric
of society. Macaulay.
Fab′ric
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Fabricked
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fabricking
.] To frame; to build; to construct.
[Obs.]
“Fabric their mansions.” J. Philips.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fabric
FABRIC
,Noun.
1.
The structure of any thing; the manner in which the parts of a thing are untied by art and labor; workmanship; texture. This is cloth of a beautiful fabric.2.
The frame or structure of a building; construction. More generally, the building itself; an edifice; a house; a temple; a church; a bridge, &c. The word is usually applied to a large building.3.
Any system composed of connected parts; as the fabric of the universe.4.
Cloth manufactured.Silks and other fine fabrics of the east.