Definition of: fabric

(fab′rik) noun
1. A woven, felted, or knitted material, as cloth, felt, hosiery, or lace; also, the material used in its making.
2. Something that has been fabricated, constructed, or put together; any complex construction.
3. An edifice: St. Paul's, that noble fabric.
4. The manner of construction; workmanship; texture: cloth of a very intricate fabric.
5. Geol. The texture or structure of igneous rock. See synonyms under FRAME. [<OF fabrique <L fabrica a workshop <faber a workman. Doublet of FORGE]