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Meanings of fabric in English

Portuguese
rede
Catalan
tela
Spanish
tela
Wikidata

Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.

rede
Portuguese
estrutura
Spanish
fundamento

The underlying structure.

estrutura
Synonyms
Examples for "framework"
Examples for "framework"
1
They became an important and significant framework for dialogue, and continue today.
True compass: a memoir
2
Ireland is also English-speaking and working off a common law legal framework.
The Irish Times
3
Parliament approved the fifth research framework programme in relation to nuclear energy.
The Irish Times
4
A company spokesman said yesterday, however, that the framework had been bent.
The Irish Times
5
Governments need to create the framework for the private sector to act.
The Guardian
Usage of fabric in English
1
A JUDGE said yesterday the fabric of Irish society was being destroyed.
The Irish Times
2
They're made from good fabric and last a long time, IOL reported.
The South African
3
Food is a critical part of the social fabric of our society.
Pubmed
4
Fear and distrust are part of the fabric of Northern Ireland politics.
The Irish Times
5
Let's remove this danger to the very fabric of the United Kingdom.
Reuters
6
Some pieces have been made using fabric dyed using natural plant extracts.
The Irish Times
7
The company showed us its new Futurelight fabric that was developed in-house.
Wired
8
The end result is a very wind- and weather-resistant, ultralight microfiber fabric.
Climbing Magazine
9
These changes are symptoms of a larger change in the social fabric.
Ebony
10
In figure 23 we have a similar fabric closely woven or impacted.
Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States / Thirteenth An...
11
The whole fabric of the old Rockingham confederacy shook to its base.
Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — ...
12
The water and wind resistant fabric offers optimal protection from the elements.
Climbing Magazine
13
His songs have woven their way into the fabric of our family.
The Guardian
14
The whole fabric of the older opera rests on the forbidden question:-
A Book of Operas: Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music
15
The pitching schooner groaned and grunted and squalled in all her fabric.
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
16
She wrung the last drops of water from the fine wool fabric.
Gingham bride
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Fabric across language varieties
Australia
Common
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Common
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Common
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