noun
1 cloth
ADJECTIVE
▪ beautiful , luxurious , rich
▪
rich ~ wall coverings
▪ delicate , fine , light , lightweight , sheer , soft , thin
▪ coarse , durable , heavy , thick
▪ stretch , stretchy ( informal )
▪ breathable
▪ waterproof
▪ floral , patterned , plain , printed
▪ cotton , nylon , woollen/woolen , etc.
▪ knit ( esp. AmE ), knitted ( esp. BrE ), woven
▪ non-woven
▪ synthetic
▪ curtain , dress , upholstery
… OF FABRIC
▪ length , piece , strip
▪ swatch
VERB + FABRIC
▪ make , produce , weave
▪
The ~ is woven on these machines.
▪ cut , tear
FABRIC + NOUN
▪ conditioner ( esp. BrE ), softener
▪
My clothes smell of ~ softener.
▪ swatch
▪
~ swatches of the different types of mattress covering
▪
a wallet of ~ swatches
2 basic structure of a society/way of life
ADJECTIVE
▪ basic
▪
the basic ~ of family life
▪ economic , moral , political , social
▪ historic
▪
The city retains much of its historic ~.
▪ urban
VERB + FABRIC
▪ destroy
▪
The government's policies have destroyed the social ~.
▪ threaten
▪
He believes that such legislation would threaten the ~ of our society.
PHRASES
▪ the very ~ of sth , the whole ~ of sth
▪
a threat to the very ~ of society