The curtains are made of expensive fabric. scarves made of woven fabrics the fabric of the community
Recent Examples on the WebThe breezy gown featured over 60 meters of fabric and took over 350 hours of work. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2022 The other, made of fabric, was a gift from her law clerks.CBS News, 7 Sep. 2022 These pastel pieces fuse the empire silhouette of the babydoll dress with the bullfighter’s richly bullioned bolero and crop pant, volume coming from origami folds of fabric. Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 The other, made of fabric, was a gift from her law clerks. Jessica Gresko, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 Amy Sherald made an image of Michelle Obama that captured her in a pensive mood, in a dress that felt a bit like a defensive screen, containing her vulnerabilities safely in a geometric carapace of fabric and muted color. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 From under her shirt hung pieces of fabric studded with oversized eyelets. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 5 Sep. 2022 Simply cut a length of fabric to fit your doorway, sew it into a long tube, then fill it with your choice of stuffing before sewing shut. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2022 Depending on the source, the square of fabric was either found in a bag of scraps or a donation from the Royal School of Needlework. Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 30 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French fabrique "act of construction, something created or constructed, the created world, structure, construction and maintenance of a church," borrowed from Medieval Latin fabrica, going back to Latin, "process of making something, craft, art, workshop," noun derivative from *fabricus "of a craftsman," from fabr-, faber "craftsman, smith" (perhaps going back to dialectal Indo-European *dhabh-r- —perhaps of non-Indo-European origin— whence also Armenian darbin "smith," from *dhabh-r-sneh2) + -icus-ic entry 1
Note: The Latin derivative fabrica may have been shortened from fabrica ars, perhaps literally "smith's craft, smith's place of work." The base *dhabh-r- has been compared with Gothic gadaban "to happen, be suitable" and a host of related words (see daft), though the semantic link is tenuous.
1cloth布;織物ADJECTIVE | ... OF FABRIC | VERB + FABRIC | FABRIC + NOUNADJECTIVE➤beautiful, luxurious, rich漂亮的/極舒適的/華麗的織物◇rich fabric wall coverings色彩濃豔的牆布➤delicate, fine, light, lightweight, sheer, soft, thin精細的/精美的/輕柔的/輕的/超薄的/柔軟的/輕薄的織物▸➤coarse, durable, heavy, thick粗布;耐用的布;厚重織物;厚的織物▸➤stretch, stretchy (informal) 彈性織物;彈力織物➤breathable透氣織物➤waterproof防水織物▸➤floral, patterned, plain, printed花布;有圖案的織物;素色織物;印花布➤cotton, nylon, woollen/woolen, etc.棉布、尼龍布、毛料等▸➤knit, knitted, woven針織物;機織織物➤non-woven非織造織物▸➤synthetic合成纖維織物▸➤curtain, dress, upholstery窗簾織物;婦孺衣料;傢具裝飾織物... OF FABRIC➤length, piece, strip一段布;一塊布;一根布條➤swatch織物樣品VERB + FABRIC➤make, produce, weave織造織物;生產織物;織布◇The fabric is woven on these machines.這種布是這些機器織的。➤cut, tear剪布;撕布FABRIC + NOUN➤conditioner, softener織物柔順劑◇My clothes smell of fabric softener.我的衣服有柔順劑的味道。➤swatch織物樣品◇fabric swatches of the different types of mattress covering不同種類的牀墊套的布料樣品◇a wallet of fabric swatches織物樣品夾fabric
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2basic structure of a society/way of life社會的基本結構;基本生活方式ADJECTIVE | VERB + FABRIC | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤basic基本結構◇the basic fabric of family life家庭生活的基本結構➤economic, moral, political, social經濟/道德/政治/社會結構➤historic歷史結構◇The city retains much of its historic fabric.這座城市保留着其歷史結構的大部份。➤urban都市的基本結構VERB + FABRIC➤destroy破壞結構◇The government's policies have destroyed the social fabric.政府的各項政策已破壞了社會結構。➤threaten危及結構◇He believes that such legislation would threaten the fabric of our society.他認為這樣的立法將危及我們的社會結構。PHRASES➤the very fabric of sth, the whole fabric of sth⋯的基本結構/整體結構◇a threat to the very fabric of society對社會基本結構的威脅