Definition: 1. Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers. 2. The underlying structure.
Use 'fabric' in a sentence:
1. Cut the fabric crosswise.
2. The Romans used natural pigments on their fabrics and walls.
3. I keep wearing it, seeming to sense my daughter in the fabric.
4. Condensation will eventually cause the fabric of the building to rot away.
5. You can hang lengths of fabric behind the glass.
6. Perkin quickly grasped that his purple solution could be used to colour fabric, thus making it the world's first synthetic dye.
7. Never dry underwear over direct heat; it will weaken the fabric.
8. We have talked a lot about life in the world. People are discussing the fabric of life.
9. This was before the industrial revolution and so without all that spinning, there would have been no fabric.
10. Moisture is drawn to the surface of the fabric so that it evaporates.
11. The Byzantines were as secretive as the Chinese, however, and for many centuries the weaving and trading of silk fabric was a strict imperial monopoly.
12. The simplest rag-rugs are made with strips of fabric braided together.
13. What do they call that new fabric?
14. He noticed that fabric was tearing away from the plane's wing.
15. The fabric has been treated to repel water.
16. There is usually an outer tent of water-proofed fabric and a lighter inner tent or tent with a built-in groundsheet.
17. The fabric is strong enough to withstand harsh processing.
18. The rooms were decorated with rich fabrics.
19. Years of civil war have wrecked the country's infrastructure and destroyed its social fabric.
20. Her long, tapered fingernails pinch pieces of gauzy fabric at the underwear factory that is her ticket out of rural poverty.
21. I could have just drawn a trapezoid directly on my fabric, but I made a paper pattern to better illustrate how to draft the correct shape.
22. Necktie knockers argue that a piece of fabric dangling under your chin – a trend that dates back to the 17th century – is just a pointless piece of decoration.
23. They both loved the fabric, but couldn't find a use for it.
24. Whatever your colour scheme, there's a fabric to match.
25. Velvet as a fabric is not known for its versatility.
26. There is usually an outer tent of water-proofed fabric and a lighter inner tent or tents with a built-in groundsheet.
27. Demand for this exotic fabric eventually created the lucrative trade route now known as the Silk Road, taking silk westward and bringing gold, silver and wool to the East.
28. She also devised a special reel to draw the fibres from the cocoon into a single thread so that they would be strong enough to be woven into fabric.
29. Fabrics with a close weave are ideal for painting.
30. This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society.
31. One yard of fabric is sufficient to cover the exterior of an 18-in.-diameter hatbox.
32. The jacket was lined with a double thickness of fabric.
33. The blue fabric was interwoven with red and gold thread.
34. The fabric was red, flecked with gold.
35. Stretch the fabric tightly over the frame.
36. Fabric conditioner is added during the final rinse.
37. You need to allow three metres of fabric for the dress.
38. The fabric moulds to the body.
39. The fabric is very fine or frays easily.
40. The fabric was painted by hand.
41. Careful ─ the fabric tears very easily.
42. Using a fabric conditioner will make clothes easier to handle and iron.
43. Fold the fabric and stitch the two layers together.
44. The fabric is fed through the machine.
45. Natural fabrics like silk and wool are better insulators than synthetics.
46. Make a series of small snips along the edge of the fabric.
47. The fabric was showing signs of age.
48. You'll need two widths of fabric for each curtain.
49. Even then, with the Velcro firmly fastened, there's still a little vestigial dangling fabric like the long pinky on an ill-fitting glove.
50. Individual sins affect the entire fabric of society.
