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fab·ric (fabrik)

noun

    1. anything constructed or made of parts put together; structure; building
    2. the framework or basic structure of anything
  1. the style or plan of construction
    1. a material made from fibers or threads by weaving, knitting, felting, etc., as any cloth, felt, lace, or the like
    2. the texture of such material
  2. Brit. the construction and upkeep of a church building

Etymology: MFr fabrique < L fabrica, a workshop, trade, product, fabric < faber, a workman < IE base *dhabh-, to fit together > OE (ge)dæfte, fit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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