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      fabric
      noun
      A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
      The physical material of a building.
      (figurative) The framework underlying a structure.
      The texture of a cloth.
      (computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed.
      (petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
      (archaeology) The fired clay material of pottery artifacts.
      (now rare) An edifice or building.
      (archaic) The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.
      (archaic) The act of constructing, construction, fabrication.
      verb
      (transitive) To cover with fabric.
      Roots
      fabricafabric- · Latin · workshop, craft
      Synonyms for fabric
      clothntextilengrogramntricotinevelurecretonnenshalloonorganzanmarquisettehuckabacknpercalenbroadclothnflannelettenshantungnmaterialadj
      Words related to fabric
      etaminenjaconetnbombazinenhoddenvhopsackingndrabbetninonnshirtingnchambrayncamletncereclothnbaratheapaduasoyadjwovenadjdimitynfibersnchenillencamelhairncalamancoswanskinnonwovenvfaillenscrimnsatinetncassimere

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      Where does fabric come from?

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