· artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Synonym(s): cloth, material, textile
Hypernym(s): artifact, artefact
· the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
Synonym(s): framework
Hypernym(s): structure