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

(wikipedia material) (en noun)

(senseid)Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03, author=Lee A. Groat, volume=100, issue=2, page=128

, magazine=(American Scientist) , title= Gemstones , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)}}

(senseid)Text written for a specific purpose.

(senseid)A sample or specimens for study.

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With fresh material', taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the '''material''' examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium ' material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get

(senseid)Cloth to be made into a garment.

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Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.

(senseid)A person who is qualified for a certain position or activity.

(senseid)Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-14, author=(Jonathan Freedland)

, volume=189, issue=1, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Obama's once hip brand is now tainted , passage=Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.}}

The substance that something is made or composed of.

* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz

, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.}}