A material or immaterial structure, esp. the fabric of the world or of the universe; a construction or edifice. Now rare.

A structure made of parts joined to form a frame; esp. one designed to enclose or support; a frame or skeleton.

A compacted body, structure.

The action or process of fabricating (fabricate, v. 1a); construction, fashioning, manufacture; also, a particular branch of manufacture. Now rare.

A machine (esp. of war); a framework, mechanism, or apparatus. Also figurative. Obsolete.

A composition, a thing made up. Obsolete.

Any framework or fabric of assembled material parts; a (typically large) man-made construction.

A structure.

‘Any body formed by the conjunction of dissimilar parts’ (Johnson); a frame, structure.

A structure formed by joining timbers together, a piece of joiner's or carpenter's work; hence, any conjoined structure, framework, or ‘frame’ of…

A substance created by artificial means; a mixture, a compound. Obsolete. rare.

More generally: the interconnection of parts in any complex process, pattern, or arrangement. Obsolete.

A framework, varying in form according to its purpose (see quots.). (Cf. cratch, n.1 4.)

A structure. Obsolete.

concrete. A structure or combination of things arranged in a particular way or for any purpose; hence loosely, like affair, concern, production.