fabric
Syllabification: (fab·ric)
Pronunciation: /ˈfabrik/
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Definition of fabric
noun
Origin:
late 15th century: from French fabrique, from Latin fabrica 'something skillfully produced', from faber 'worker in metal, stone, etc'. The word originally denoted a building, later a machine or appliance, the general sense being 'something made,' hence fabric (sense 1) (mid 18th century, originally denoting any manufactured material). fabric (sense 2) dates from the mid 17th century