Fabric meaning

What does “fabric” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fabric” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.

fabric

noun

  1. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

    “the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent”

    “woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC”

  2. the underlying structure

    “providing a factual framework for future research”

    “it is part of the fabric of society”

    Synonymsframework

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University