"fabrics" in the noun sense
1. fabric, cloth, material, textile
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"
2. framework, fabric
the underlying structure
"providing a factual framework for future research"
"it is part of the fabric of society"
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