Thesaurus: fabric

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1. n. The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric.
2. n. That which is fabricated
3. n. Framework; structure; edifice; building.
4. n. Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics.
5. n. The act of constructing; construction.
6. n. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe.
7. v. t. To frame; to build; to construct.
8. n. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
9. n. the underlying structure
10. 1. The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric. 2. That which is fabricated; as : (a) Framework; structure; edifice; building. Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation. Milton. (b) Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics. 3. The act of constructing; construction. [R.] Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabricof the churches for the poor. Milman. 4. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe. The whole vast fabric of society. Macaulay. To frame; to built; to construct. [Obs.] "Fabric their mansions." J. Philips.
11. To frame; to built; to construct. [Obs.] "Fabric theirmansions." J. Philips.
12. n:100 n. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers