FABRIC | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fabric

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 15th century: from French fabrique, from Latin fabrica ‘something skilfully produced’, from faber ‘worker in metal, stone, etc.’ The word originally denoted a building, later a machine, the general sense being ‘something made’, hence fabric (sense 1) (mid 18th century, originally denoting any manufactured material). fabric (sense 2) dates from the mid 17th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfabrɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:

cloth or other material produced by weaving or knitting fibres

Short Definition:

cloth

Examples:
  • heavy cream fabric
  • stretch fabrics
Definition:

the walls, floor, and roof of a building

Short Definition:

walls, floor, and roof of building

Examples:
  • decay and neglect are slowly eating away at the building's fabric

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