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

Noun

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A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to the polity of Ghana.

*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 11, author=Eric Wilson, title=Numerous Directions, a Few Clear Thoughts, work=New York Times citation

, passage=One trend shaping up for spring is an abundance of graphic black and white textiles that recall Op Art paintings, or messed up checkerboards. Mr. Panichgul’s were subtle, made of patchwork ticking stripes, but Ms. Cornejo’s looked almost as if she had recolored traditional kente cloth for her inviting wraps and a one-shouldered sheath. Ms. Sarafpour’s version was an eye-popping kaleidoscope fabric that, like the splotches of turquoise or coral beads elsewhere, relieved the drabness of her earth-tone lady coats. }}