Topic: DAILY LIFE
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | fabrique, from Latin fabrica 'thing made, place where things are made' |
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fab‧ric W3
1 [uncountable and countable]D cloth used for making clothes, curtains etc [= material]: 
our new range of fabrics and wallpapers
our new range of fabrics and wallpapers2 [singular] the fabric of a society is its basic structure, way of life, relationships, and traditions
3 the fabric of a building is its basic structure, including walls and the roof : the need to preserve the fabric of the church
the fabric of something
TBBthe need to preserve the fabric of the church