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(), n.[L. fabrica fabric, workshop: cf. F. fabrique fabric. See Forge.] 1. The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric. 2. 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. 3. The act of constructing; construction. [R.] Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabric of the churches for the poor. Milman. 4. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe. The whole vast fabric of society. Macaulay. Fab"ric v. t.[imp. & p. p.Fabricked (); p. pr. & vb. n.Fabricking.] To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] "Fabric their mansions." J. Philips. スポンサード リンク
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