fabric

Definitions

1. 1.That which is fabricated; as : (a) Framework; structure; edifice; building. Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation. Milton. (b) Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics.
2. 2.The act of constructing; construction. [R.] Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabricof the churches for the poor. Milman.
3. 3.Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe. The whole vast fabric of society. Macaulay.
4. 4.To frame; to built; to construct. [Obs.] "Fabric their mansions." J. Philips.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the act of constructing; construction. [R.] Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabricof the churches for the poor. Milman called?
• What is any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe. The whole vast fabric of society. Macaulay called?
• What is to frame; to built; to construct. [Obs.] "Fabric their mansions." J. Philips called?