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Fabric vs Merino - What's the difference?

fabric | merino |

As nouns the difference between fabric and merino

is that fabric is (archaic) structure, building while merino is (countable) a breed of spanish sheep that has long, fine hair.

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

    Synonyms

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    merino

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia merino)
  • (countable) A breed of Spanish sheep that has long, fine hair
  • (uncountable) The wool of this sheep
  • The fabric made from this wool (or from any similar yarn)
  • A yarn made from a combination of wool and cotton in imitation of this wool

    • Quotations

    ;fabric *1919, , Duckworth, hardback edition, page 5 *: The Priest pulled the light merino carriage rug higher about his knees.