6 Websters’ Dictionary, fabric Main Entry: fab·ric Pronunciation: fa-brik Function: noun Etymology: Middle French fabrique, from Latin fabrica workshop, structure Date: 15th century 1 a : STRUCTURE, BUILDING b : underlying structure : FRAMEWORK 2 : an act of constructing : ERECTION; specifically : the construction and maintenance of a church building 3 a : structural plan or style of construction b : TEXTURE, QUALITY -- used chiefly of textiles c : the arrangement of physical components (as of soil) in relation to each other 4 a : CLOTH 1a b : a material that resembles cloth 5 : the appearance or pattern produced by the shapes and arrangement of the crystal grains in a rock