Fabric /(făb"rĭk)/

Fab·ric

Fabric

n.
  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
    Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation.
  3. Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, whether vegetable, animal, or synthetic; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics; made of a fabric that is 50% cotton and 50% polyester.
  4. The act of constructing; construction. [R.]
    Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabric of the churches for the poor.
  5. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe.
    The whole vast fabric of society.

Fabric

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Fabricked; p. pr. & vb. n. Fabricking

  1. To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.]