fab·ric (f b r k)n. 1. a. A cloth produced especially by knitting, weaving, or felting fibers. b. The texture or quality of such cloth. 2. A complex underlying structure: destroyed the very fabric of the ancient abbey during wartime bombing; needs to protect the fabric of civilized society. 3. a. A method or style of construction. b. A structural material, such as masonry or timber. c. A physical structure; a building. [Middle English fabryke, something constructed, from Old French fabrique, from Latin fabrica, craft, workshop, from faber, fabr-, workman, artificer.] |
fabric [ˈfæbrɪk]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) any cloth made from yarn or fibres by weaving, knitting, felting, etc.
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the texture of a cloth
3. a structure or framework the fabric of society
4. a style or method of construction
5. Rare a building
6. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the texture, arrangement, and orientation of the constituents of a rock
[from Latin fabrica workshop, from faber craftsman]
fab•ric (ˈfæb rɪk)
n.
1. a cloth made by weaving, knitting, or felting fibers.
2. the texture of a cloth or material.
3. framework; structure: the fabric of society.
4. the spatial arrangement and orientation of the constituents of a rock.
5. a building; edifice.
6. the method of construction.
[1475–85; (< Middle French fabrique) < Latin fabrica craft, workshop]
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| Noun | 1. |  fabric - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"aba - a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair acrylic - a synthetic fabric Aertex - a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear alpaca - a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool baize - a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables basket weave - a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket batik - a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted batiste - a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses belting - the material of which belts are made bombazine - a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted; "black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments" boucle - a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect broadcloth - a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib broadcloth - a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish brocade - thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern buckram - a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing bunting - a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. calico - coarse cloth with a bright print cambric - a finely woven white linen camel's hair, camelhair - a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel camlet - a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair camo, camouflage - fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background canopy - the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air cashmere - a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat cerecloth - a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud challis - a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed) chambray - a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp chenille - a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads chiffon - a sheer fabric of silk or rayon chino - a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms chintz - a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric coating - a heavy fabric suitable for coats cobweb - a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers Canton flannel, cotton flannel - a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side cretonne - an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies crinoline - a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing damask - a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it diamante - fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones diaper - a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures dimity - a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains doeskin - a fine smooth soft woolen fabric drapery - cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds duck - a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents edging - border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) |
| 2. | fabric - the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society" structure - the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule" |
fabric
noun
2. framework, structure, make-up, organization, frame, foundations, construction, constitution, infrastructure The fabric of society has been deeply damaged.
3. structure, foundations, construction, framework, infrastructure Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away
Acrilan (trademark), alpaca, armure, baize, balbriggan, barathea, barège, batik or battik, batiste, bayadere, beige, bengaline, bird's-eye, bobbinet, bombazine or bombasine, bouclé, brilliantine, broadcloth, brocade, buckskin, bunting, burlap, calamanco, calico, cambric, camlet, cavalry twill, challis or challie, chambray, Charmeuse (trademark), cheesecloth, chenille, cheviot, chiffon, chintz, cilice, ciré, cloqué, cord, corduroy, cotton, cottonade, cotton flannel, covert cloth, crepe or crape, cretonne, Crimplene (trademark), crinoline, cypress or cyprus, Dacron (trademark), damask, delaine, denim, diamanté, dimity, Donegal tweed, drab, drabbet, Dralon (trademark), drugget, duck, dungaree, duvetyn, duvetine, or duvetyne, etamine or etamin, façonné or faconne, faille, fearnought or fearnaught, felt, fishnet, flannel, fleece, folk weave, foulard, frieze, frisé, fur, fustian, gaberdine, galatea, georgette, gingham, gloria, Gore-Tex (trademark), gossamer, grogram, gros de Londres, grosgrain, gunny (chiefly U.S.), Harris Tweed (trademark), hessian, honan, hopsack, huckaback or huck, India print, jaconet, Jacquard or Jacquard weave, jean, jersey, khaki, kincob, knit, lace, lambskin, lamé, lawn, leather, linen, linsey-woolsey, lisle, Lurex (trademark), Lycra (trademark), madras, marabou, marocain, marquisette, marseille or marseilles, melton, messaline, mohair, moire or moiré, moleskin, monk's cloth, moquette, moreen, mousseline, mull, muslin, nainsook, nankeen or nankin, needlecord, net, ninon, nun's cloth or veiling, oilskin, organdie, organza, organzine, Orlon (trademark), ottoman, Oxford, paduasoy, paisley pattern, panne, paramatta or parramatta, peau de soie, percale, percaline, petersham, piña cloth, piqué, plush, pongee, poplin, poult or poult-de-soie, prunella, prunelle, or prunello, rayon, russet, sailcloth, samite, sarcenet or sarsenet, sateen, satin, satinet or satinette, saxony, say (archaic), schappe, scrim, seersucker, sendal, serge, shag, shalloon, shantung, sharkskin, sheeting, shirting, shoddy, silesia, silk, silkaline, slipper satin, spandex, spun silk, stockinet, stroud, stuff, suiting, surah, surat, swan's-down, swanskin, swiss muslin, tabaret, tabby, taffeta, tammy, tarlatan, tarpaulin, tartan, tattersall, terry, Terylene (trademark), tick, ticking, tiffany, toile, towelling, tricot, tricotine, tulle, tussore, tusser, or (chiefly U.S.) tussah, tweed, twill, velours, velure, velvet, velveteen, Viyella (trademark), voile, wadmal, webbing, whipcord, wild silk, winceyette, wool, worsted
Fabrics
Acrilan (trademark), alpaca, armure, baize, balbriggan, barathea, barège, batik or battik, batiste, bayadere, beige, bengaline, bird's-eye, bobbinet, bombazine or bombasine, bouclé, brilliantine, broadcloth, brocade, buckskin, bunting, burlap, calamanco, calico, cambric, camlet, cavalry twill, challis or challie, chambray, Charmeuse (trademark), cheesecloth, chenille, cheviot, chiffon, chintz, cilice, ciré, cloqué, cord, corduroy, cotton, cottonade, cotton flannel, covert cloth, crepe or crape, cretonne, Crimplene (trademark), crinoline, cypress or cyprus, Dacron (trademark), damask, delaine, denim, diamanté, dimity, Donegal tweed, drab, drabbet, Dralon (trademark), drugget, duck, dungaree, duvetyn, duvetine, or duvetyne, etamine or etamin, façonné or faconne, faille, fearnought or fearnaught, felt, fishnet, flannel, fleece, folk weave, foulard, frieze, frisé, fur, fustian, gaberdine, galatea, georgette, gingham, gloria, Gore-Tex (trademark), gossamer, grogram, gros de Londres, grosgrain, gunny (chiefly U.S.), Harris Tweed (trademark), hessian, honan, hopsack, huckaback or huck, India print, jaconet, Jacquard or Jacquard weave, jean, jersey, khaki, kincob, knit, lace, lambskin, lamé, lawn, leather, linen, linsey-woolsey, lisle, Lurex (trademark), Lycra (trademark), madras, marabou, marocain, marquisette, marseille or marseilles, melton, messaline, mohair, moire or moiré, moleskin, monk's cloth, moquette, moreen, mousseline, mull, muslin, nainsook, nankeen or nankin, needlecord, net, ninon, nun's cloth or veiling, oilskin, organdie, organza, organzine, Orlon (trademark), ottoman, Oxford, paduasoy, paisley pattern, panne, paramatta or parramatta, peau de soie, percale, percaline, petersham, piña cloth, piqué, plush, pongee, poplin, poult or poult-de-soie, prunella, prunelle, or prunello, rayon, russet, sailcloth, samite, sarcenet or sarsenet, sateen, satin, satinet or satinette, saxony, say (archaic), schappe, scrim, seersucker, sendal, serge, shag, shalloon, shantung, sharkskin, sheeting, shirting, shoddy, silesia, silk, silkaline, slipper satin, spandex, spun silk, stockinet, stroud, stuff, suiting, surah, surat, swan's-down, swanskin, swiss muslin, tabaret, tabby, taffeta, tammy, tarlatan, tarpaulin, tartan, tattersall, terry, Terylene (trademark), tick, ticking, tiffany, toile, towelling, tricot, tricotine, tulle, tussore, tusser, or (chiefly U.S.) tussah, tweed, twill, velours, velure, velvet, velveteen, Viyella (trademark), voile, wadmal, webbing, whipcord, wild silk, winceyette, wool, worsted
Translations
fabric [ˈfæbrɪk]
A. N
3. (fig) the fabric of society → el tejido social, la estructura de la sociedad
the fabric of Church and State → los fundamentos de la Iglesia y del Estado
the fabric of Church and State → los fundamentos de la Iglesia y del Estado
B. CPD fabric conditioner, fabric softener N → suavizante m
fabric ribbon N (for typewriter) → cinta f de tela
fabric ribbon N (for typewriter) → cinta f de tela
fabric [ˈfæbrɪk]
n
(= basic structure) [system, society, country] → bases fpl; [one's life] → bases fpl
the fabric of society → le tissu social
the fabric of society → le tissu social
[building] → structure f
fabric
fabric [ˈfæbrɪk] n
(a type of) cloth or material. Nylon is a man-made fabric.
fabric → قماش látka stof Stoff ύφασμα tejido kangas tissu tkanina tessuto 織物 직물 stof stoff tkanina tecido материя tyg ผ้าหรือสิ่งทอ kumaş vải 织品
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