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fabric
(fæbrɪk)
Word forms: plural fabrics
1. variable noun
Fabric is cloth or other material produced by weaving together cotton, nylon, wool, silk, or other threads. Fabrics are used for making things such as clothes, curtains, and sheets.
...small squares of red cotton fabric.
Whatever your colour scheme, there's a fabric to match.
Synonyms: cloth, material, stuff, textile More Synonyms of fabric
2. singular noun
The fabric of a society or system is its basic structure, with all the customs and beliefs that make it work successfully.
The fabric of society has been deeply damaged by the previous regime. [+ of]
Years of civil war have wrecked the country's infrastructure and destroyed its socialfabric.
Synonyms: framework, structure, make-up, organization More Synonyms of fabric
3. singular noun
The fabric of a building is its walls, roof, and the materials with which it is built.
Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away. [+ of]
Synonyms: structure, foundations, construction, framework More Synonyms of fabric
fabric in British English
(ˈfæbrɪk)
noun
1.
any cloth made from yarn or fibres by weaving, knitting, felting, etc
2.
the texture of a cloth
3.
a structure or framework
the fabric of society
4.
a style or method of construction
5. rare
a building
6.
the texture, arrangement, and orientation of the constituents of a rock
Word origin
C15: from Latin fabrica workshop, from faber craftsmanfabric in American English
(ˈfæbrɪk)
noun
1.
a.
anything constructed or made of parts put together; structure; building
b.
the framework or basic structure of anything
2.
the style or plan of construction
3.
a.
a material made from fibers or threads by weaving, knitting, felting, etc., as anycloth, felt, lace, or the like
b.
the texture of such material
4. British
the construction and upkeep of a church building
Word origin
MFr fabrique < L fabrica, a workshop, trade, product, fabric < faber, a workman < IE base *dhabh-, to fit together > OE (ge)dæfte, fitImage offabric
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Examples of 'fabric' in a sentencefabric
In other languagesfabric
British English: fabric /ˈfæbrɪk/ NOUN
Fabric is cloth.
...red cotton fabric.
- American English: fabric
- Arabic: قُماش
- Brazilian Portuguese: tecido
- Chinese: 织品
- Croatian: tkanina
- Czech: látka textilie
- Danish: stof
- Dutch: stof bekleding
- European Spanish: tejido tela
- Finnish: kangas
- French: tissu
- German: Stoff
- Greek: ύφασμα
- Italian: tessuto
- Japanese: 織物
- Korean: 직물
- Norwegian: stoff
- Polish: tkanina
- European Portuguese: tecido
- Romanian: pânză
- Russian: материя
- Latin American Spanish: tejido tela
- Swedish: tyg
- Thai: ผ้าหรือสิ่งทอ
- Turkish: kumaş
- Ukrainian: тканина
- Vietnamese: vải vóc
All related terms of 'fabric'
Chinese translation of 'fabric'
fabric
(ˈfæbrɪk)
n
- (c/u) (= cloth)
织(織)物
(zhīwù) (件, jiàn) - (s) [of society]
结(結)构(構)
(jiégòu) - (s) (frm) [of building]
结(結)构(構)
(jiégòu)
1 (noun)
Definition
any cloth made from yarn or fibres by weaving or knitting
small squares of red cotton fabric
Synonyms
cloth
She covered the tray with a piece of cloth.
material
the thick material of her skirt
stuff
textile
web
2 (noun)
Definition
the structure that holds a system together
The fabric of society has been deeply damaged.
Synonyms
framework
structure
make-up
the chemical make-up of the atmosphere
organization
the internal organization of the department
frame
He supplied housebuilders with modern timber frames.
foundations
construction
constitution
a small research team looking into the chemical constitution of coal
infrastructure
3 (noun)
Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.
Synonyms
structure
The chemical structure of this particular molecule is very unusual.
foundations
construction
The British pavilion is an impressive steel and glass construction.
framework
wooden shelves on a steel framework
infrastructure
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of constitution
Definition
the make-up or structure of something
a small research team looking into the chemical constitution of coal
Synonyms
structure,
form,
nature,
make-up,
organization,
establishment,
formation,
composition,
character,
temper,
temperament,
dispositionin the sense of construction
Definition
something that has been constructed
The British pavilion is an impressive steel and glass construction.
Synonyms
structure,
building,
edifice,
form,
figure,
shapein the sense of frame
Definition
an enclosing case or border into which something is fitted
He supplied housebuilders with modern timber frames.
Synonyms
casing,
framework,
structure,
shell,
system,
form,
construction,
fabric,
skeleton,
chassisSynonyms of 'fabric'
fabric
Explore 'fabric' in the dictionary
- flick through
- flick through something
- flied
- flier
- flies
- flight
- flight arrow
- flight attendant
- flight-attendant
- flight bag
- flight box
- flight capital
- flight control
- flight crew
- flight data recorder
- flight deck
- flight-deck
- flight engineer
- flight feather
- flight formation
- flightier
- flightiest
- flightily
- flightiness
- flight instrument