fabric
The physical material of a building.
Noun 4 meanings
The physical material of a building.
“This church dates back to the 11th century, though the great majority of its fabric is fifteenth century or later.”
The framework underlying a structure.
“the fabric of our lives”
A material made of fibers; especially, a woven one.
“Near-synonym: cloth (not always differentiated)”
The texture of a cloth.
Verb 1 meaning
To cover with fabric.
Etymology
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.
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FABRIC at a glance
FABRIC has 6 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (F 4 + A 1 + B 3 + R 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,140 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with fabric
All rhymes- ELECTRIC12
- ERIC6
- HISTORIC13
- GENERIC10
- RHETORIC13
- METRIC10
- PSYCHIATRIC23
- ATMOSPHERIC20
- LYRIC10
- GEOMETRIC14
- ECCENTRIC15
- PEDIATRIC14
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