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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fab·ric ETYMOLOGY Middle French fabrique, from Latin fabricaworkshop, structure DATE 15th century 1. a. structure , building b. underlying structure : framework the fabric of society 2. an act of constructing : erection ; specifically : the construction and maintenance of a church building3. a. structural plan or style of construction b. texture , quality — used chiefly of textiles c. the arrangement of physical components (as of soil) in relation to each other 4. a. cloth 1a b. a material that resembles cloth 5. the appearance or pattern produced by the shapes and arrangement of the crystal grains in a rock English Etymology fabric 1483, "building, thing made," from M.Fr . fabrique, from L. fabrica"workshop," from faber "artisan who works in hard materials." Sense evolved via "manufactured material" (1753) to "textile" (1791). Fabricate is c.1450, from L. fabricatus, pp. of fabricare"to fashion, build," from fabrica. In bad sense of "to tell a lie," etc., it is first recorded 1779.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 fabric fab·ric / 5fAbrik / noun1. [U, C] material made by weaving wool, cotton, silk, etc., used for making clothes, curtains, etc. and for covering furniture 织物；布料: cotton fabric 棉织物 furnishing fabrics 室内装饰织品 ⇨ note at material 2. [sing.] the ~ (of sth) (formal) the basic structure of a society, an organization, etc. that enables it to function successfully (社会、机构等的)结构: a trend which threatens the very fabric of society 威胁社会基本结构的趋势 ⇨ note at structure 3. [sing.] the ~ (of sth) the basic structure of a building, such as the walls, floor and roof (建筑物的)结构(如墙、地面、屋顶) Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English fabric noun 1 cloth ADJ. beautiful, rich rich fabric wall coverings | delicate, fine, lightweight, sheer, soft, thin | coarse, firm, hard-wearing, thick | stretch | floral, patterned, plain, printed, striped | knitted, woven | cotton, nylon, woollen, etc. | synthetic | curtain, dress, furnishing QUANT. length, piece, strip VERB + FABRIC produce, weave The fabric is woven on these machines. 2 basic structure of a society/way of life ADJ. basic the basic fabric of family life | economic, political, social VERB + FABRIC destroy The government's policies have destroyed the social fabric. PHRASES the very/whole fabric of sth a threat to the very fabric of society OLT fabric noun ⇨ fabric (furnishing fabric)⇨ structure (the fabric of society) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged fab·ric I. \ˈfabrik, -rēk\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French fabrique, from fabriquer to fabricate, from Latin fabricari, from fabrica artisan's workshop, skillfully wrought object, building — more at forge 1. a. : a product of building (as a house or ship) < four high houses … of the sort lane-dwellers call fabrics — Daniel Corkery > b. : underlying structure : framework < the work of restoring the fabric of Westminster Abbey — Conrad Voss Bark > < the very fabric of daily life > < whether the political fabric had the strength to withstand war — S.E.Morrison & H.S.Commager > 2. obsolete : contrivance , device ; especially : a military engine3. : an act of constructing : construction , erection ; specifically : the construction and maintenance of a church building4. a. : structural plan or style of construction < the whole complex fabric of flowers and floral organs that makes up the head of a composite plant > < soil fabric (arrangement of the constituents of the soil in relation to each other) — L.D.Baver > b. : texture , quality — used chiefly of textiles < a linen cloth of fine silky fabric > c. : the form of the planchet of a medal or coin < a coin with thick fabric > 5. a. archaic : something made by man : artifact , product < the earliest fabric of the Venetian glassblowers > b. : cloth 1 a c. : cloth of a particular kind < satin is a fabric with a smooth shining surface > or for a particular use < a sheer curtain fabric > d. : a material (as leather or woven wire) that in some respect resembles cloth 6. : a place devoted to manufacture : factory < the chief shapes manufactured in this fabric were bowls — V.G.Childe > 7. : structural material < the more usual fabric was timber or coursed masonry > < using a fabric of silken threads the spider builds her web > 8. : the appearance or pattern that is produced by the shapes and arrangement of the crystal grains or of these with glass in a rock and that includes those orientation features which are not evident from grain shape alone II. transitive verb (fabricked ; fabricked ; fabricking ; fabrics) Etymology: French fabriquer obsolete : frame , build , construct |
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