FABRIC

fabric. Fabric, n. a building, a system; v.t. to build, to form

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Fab″ric (?), n. [[L. fabrica fabric, workshop: cf. F. fabrique fabric. See Forge.]] 1. 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. 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. 3. The act of constructing; construction.
Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabric of the churches for the poor. Milman. 4. 4. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe.
The whole vast fabric of society. Macaulay.