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Added 9 October 2026

fabric

/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/ noun

In Latin: textum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fabric at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.
the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent
The underlying structure.
providing a factual framework for future research

Origin

Borrowed from French fabrique, from Latin fabrica (“a workshop, art, trade, product of art, structure, fabric”), from faber (“artisan, workman”). Doublet of fabrica, borrowed from Latin, and forge, borrowed from Old French.

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