fabric meaning
EN[ˈfæb.rɪk]US
- NounPLfabricsSUF-ric
- (archaic) structure, building.
- (archaic) The act of constructing; construction; fabrication.
- (archaic) The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make.
- cloth of a beautiful fabric
- The framework underlying a structure.
- the fabric of our lives
- the fabric of the universe
- A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
- cotton fabric
- (petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
- (computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile 'fabric' when viewed collectively from a distance.
- The internet is a fabric of computers connected by routers
- (archaic) structure, building.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The scale of the printed fabrics is just right: the yellow calico of a blond girl’s sunsuit, the tiny picturesque country scenes in red, blue and green on a gathered skirt.
- Spielvogel said wet cleaning also has limitations; while it is fine for cottons and fabrics worn in warm climates, he said, it can damage heavy wools or structured clothes like suit jackets.
- The fabric of the coat disassociated when I washed it.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Fabrics needed to be lightweight, gasproof, and strong.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Soon, he said, he would like to turn his attention to the pretied bow tie — from its fastener to its fabric.
- Because the wool is poor quality it is coarsening the fabric.
- Because the wool is poor quality it coarsened the fabric.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of fabric in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
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- Countable nouns
- Nouns
- en fabrication
- fr fabrication
- en fabricate
- en fabrics
- en fabrick
Source: Wiktionary