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   Fabric , n. [L. fabrica fabric, workshop: cf. F. fabrique fabric. See Forge.]
   The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric.
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   That which is fabricated; as: (a) Framework; structure; edifice; building.
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   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, whether vegetable, animal, or synthetic; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics; made of a fabric that is 50% cotton and 50% polyester.
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   The act of constructing; construction. [R.]
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   Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabric of the churches for the poor.
   Milman.
   
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   Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe.
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   The whole vast fabric of society.
   Macaulay.
   
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   Fabric, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fabricked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fabricking.] To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] “Fabric their mansions.” 
   J. Philips.
   
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