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Greige vs Fabric - What's the difference?

greige | fabric |

As nouns the difference between greige and fabric

is that greige is a colour between grey and beige, closely akin to taupe while fabric is (archaic) structure, building.

As an adjective greige

is (of textiles) unfinished; not fully processed; neither bleached nor dyed.

greige

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , ultimately from Germanic roots.Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1·1)The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

Adjective

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  • (of textiles) Unfinished; not fully processed; neither bleached nor dyed.
    • The rolls of greige cloth sat on the factory floor waiting to be printed.
    Synonyms
    * gray goods, grey goods, griege
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    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A colour between grey and beige, closely akin to taupe.
  • * 1943 , S.J. Perelman, The Dream Department [http://books.google.com/books?id=7bM6AAAAIAAJ], page 74:
    • Brilliant, sparkling reds will complement the bright, new beauty of Fall fashions and accent the subtle reserve of pale Priority beiges and greiges .
  • * 1959 , Paint, Oil and Chemical Review vol. 122 [http://books.google.com/books?id=G5U7AAAAMAAJ], page 12:
    • The August issue of Better Homes & Gardens , for example, features an article showing which accents look best with greiges and other popular colors.
  • * 2006 , Lauri Ward, Home Therapy [http://books.google.com/books?id=D-2_6hiyOocC], ISBN 039953279X, page 256:
    • To accessorize the server, we arranged a grouping of mahogany candlesticks in a variety of interesting shapes, a small greige'-colored vase, and a platter that incorporates the colors of the candlesticks as well as the ' greige of the vase.
  • * 2009 , (Caitlin Moran), The Times , 29 Jun 2009:
    • To those who still deludedly think they prefer Star Wars'' over ''Ghostbusters'', all I need to ask you is this: you don't ''really'' want to be a Jedi, do you? In a greige cowl, getting off with your sister, without a single gag across ''three films?

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    fabric

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fabrick (obsolete)

    Noun

    (wikipedia fabric)
  • (archaic) structure, building
  • * Milton
    • Anon out of the earth a fabric huge / Rose like an exhalation.
  • (archaic) The act of constructing; construction; fabrication.
  • * Milman
    • Tithe was received by the bishop for the fabric of the churches for the poor.
  • (archaic) The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make.
    • cloth of a beautiful fabric
  • The framework underlying a structure
    • the fabric of our lives
    the fabric of the universe
  • A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
    • cotton fabric
  • (petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock
  • (computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile 'fabric' when viewed collectively from a distance
    • The internet is a fabric of computers connected by routers

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