Fabric (făbr&ibreve_;k), n. [L. fabrica fabric, workshop: cf. F. fabrique fabric. See Forge.] 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.[1913 Webster]
2. That which is fabricated; as: (a) Framework; structure; edifice; building.[1913 Webster]
Anon out of the earth a fabric hugeRose like an exhalation.
(b) 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.[1913 Webster]
3. The act of constructing; construction. [R.][1913 Webster]
Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabric of the churches for the poor.
4. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe.[1913 Webster]
The whole vast fabric of society.
Fabric, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fabricked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fabricking.] To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] “Fabric their mansions.” J. Philips.[1913 Webster]