n.
Pronunciation: ' fa-brik
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French fabrique, from Latin fabrica workshop, structure
Date: 15th century
1 a : STRUCTURE , BUILDING b : underlying structure : FRAMEWORK <the fabric of society>
2 : an act of constructing : ERECTION specifically : the construction and maintenance of a church building
3 a : structural plan or style of construction b : TEXTURE , QUALITY ― used chiefly of textiles c : the arrangement of physical components (as of soil) in relation to each other
4 a : CLOTH 1A b : a material that resembles cloth
5 : the appearance or pattern produced by the shapes and arrangement of the crystal grains in a rock