[fab.ric] n [MF fabrique, fr. L fabrica workshop, structure] (15c) 1 a: structure, building b: underlying structure: framework "the ~ of society"
2: an act of constructing: erection; specif: 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