FABRIC


Meaning of FABRIC in English

■ noun

1》 material produced by weaving or knitting textile fibres; cloth.

2》 a structure or framework, especially the walls, floor, and roof of a building.

↘the essential structure of something abstract: the ~ of society.

Origin

C15 (orig. denoting a building or machine, i.e. 'something made'): from Fr. fabrique , from L. ~a 'something skilfully produced'.

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