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.
Fab"ric (?), 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.
2. That which is
fabricated; as: (a) Framework; structure; edifice; building.
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, either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics.
3.
The act of constructing; construction. [R.]
Tithe was
received by the bishop, . . . for the fabric of the churches for the poor.
Milman.
4. Any system or structure consisting of
connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe.
The whole vast fabric of society.
Macaulay.
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