fabric

English

/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/

noun
Definitions
  • (now) An edifice or building.
  • (archaic) The act of constructing, construction, fabrication.
  • (archaic) The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.
  • The framework underlying a structure.
  • A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
  • (petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
  • (computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed.

Etymology

Borrowed from French fabrique derived from Latin fabrica (workshop, forge, smithy, a workshop, structure, product of art, art, trade, fabric).

Origin

Latin

fabrica

Gloss

workshop, forge, smithy, a workshop, structure, product of art, art, trade, fabric

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

商, 貿

Emoji

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