- n. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers (view details)
- n. the underlying structure (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Usage Example(s): she measured off enough material for a dress, the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent, woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC
Synonym(s): cloth ( what does cloth stand for? ), material ( what does material stand for? ), textile ( what does textile stand for? )
fabric is a kind of: artefact ( what does artefact stand for? ), artifact ( what does artifact stand for? )
Meaning 2: (noun) the underlying structure
Usage Example(s): it is part of the fabric of society, restoring the framework of the bombed building
Synonym(s): framework ( what does framework stand for? )
fabric is a kind of: structure ( what does structure stand for? )
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