FABRIC

Definitions

1. 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. 2. That which is fabricated; as :
3. 3. Framework; structure; edifice; building. Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation. Milton.
4. 4. Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics.
5. 5. The act of constructing; construction. [R.] Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabricof the churches for the poor. Milman.
6. 6. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe. The whole vast fabric of society. Macaulay.