From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fabric \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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fabric \Fab"ric\ (f[a^]b"r[i^]k), 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.
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2. That which is fabricated; as:
(a) Framework; structure; edifice; building.
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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,
whether vegetable, animal, or synthetic; manufactured
cloth; as, silks or other fabrics; made of a fabric
that is 50% cotton and 50% polyester.
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3. The act of constructing; construction. [R.]
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Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the
fabric of the churches for the poor. --Milman.
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4. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as,
the fabric of the universe.
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The whole vast fabric of society. --Macaulay.
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