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fabrics

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Main Entry:
fab·ric 
          Listen to the pronunciation of fabric
Pronunciation:
\ˈfa-brik\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle French fabrique, from Latin fabrica workshop, 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 other4 a: cloth 1a b: a material that resembles cloth5: the appearance or pattern produced by the shapes and arrangement of the crystal grains in a rock


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