fabric

CEFRB1

/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Cloth made by weaving or joining threads.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of constructing, construction, fabrication.

Examples

  • I'd like to have this fabric dyed.

  • They sell a wide variety of printed cotton fabric.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.

  2. An edifice or building.

  3. The physical material of a building.

More examples

In context

  • This church dates back to the 11th century, though the great majority of its fabric is fifteenth century or later.

  • This fabric stains easily.

  • cloth of a beautiful fabric

Synonyms

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The tailor carefully cut the blue blank to sew a new dress.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French fabrique, from Latin fabrica (“a workshop, art, trade, product of art, structure, fabric”), from faber (“artisan, workman”). Doublet of fabrica, borrowed from Latin, and forge, borrowed from Old French.