Fabric
noun
A material made by weaving or knitting threads together.
She chose a lovely fabric for her wedding dress.
Often appears as...
- fabric store
- fabric softener
noun
The basic structure of something.
The fabric of the building was in poor condition.
Often appears as...
- fabric of society
- fabric of reality
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Formal
noun
The set of traits or features that make up a person or thing.
Understanding the fabric of your own personality can help you make better decisions.
Often appears as...
- fabric of personality
- fabric of identity
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Academic
noun
The walls, floor, and roof of a building.
The fabric of the cathedral has been restored many times over the centuries.
Often appears as...
- fabric of the building
- fabric of the structure
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Formal
Technical
noun
A material made by weaving or knitting threads together.
She chose a lovely fabric for her wedding dress.
Often appears as...
- fabric store
- fabric softener
noun
The basic structure of something.
The fabric of the building was in poor condition.
Often appears as...
- fabric of society
- fabric of reality
Usage tips
Formal
noun
The set of traits or features that make up a person or thing.
Understanding the fabric of your own personality can help you make better decisions.
Often appears as...
- fabric of personality
- fabric of identity
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The walls, floor, and roof of a building.
The fabric of the cathedral has been restored many times over the centuries.
Often appears as...
- fabric of the building
- fabric of the structure
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Texture Matters
Different fabrics have unique textures, like silk being smooth or wool being rough.
The smooth fabric of her dress indicated it was silk.
Pro Tip 2/3Clothing and Accessories
Fabric is often mentioned when talking about clothing, accessories, or decoration.
His tie was made of a bright, patterned fabric.
Pro Tip 3/3Quality Indicator
Fabric type can signify quality; luxurious fabrics often imply higher quality products.
The designer's use of high-quality fabric makes her clothing line desirable.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Matters
Different fabrics have unique textures, like silk being smooth or wool being rough.
The smooth fabric of her dress indicated it was silk.
Pro Tip 2/3Clothing and Accessories
Fabric is often mentioned when talking about clothing, accessories, or decoration.
His tie was made of a bright, patterned fabric.
Pro Tip 3/3Quality Indicator
Fabric type can signify quality; luxurious fabrics often imply higher quality products.
The designer's use of high-quality fabric makes her clothing line desirable.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Matters
Different fabrics have unique textures, like silk being smooth or wool being rough.
The smooth fabric of her dress indicated it was silk.
Pro Tip 2/3Clothing and Accessories
Fabric is often mentioned when talking about clothing, accessories, or decoration.
His tie was made of a bright, patterned fabric.
Pro Tip 3/3Quality Indicator
Fabric type can signify quality; luxurious fabrics often imply higher quality products.
The designer's use of high-quality fabric makes her clothing line desirable.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
I grabbed this guy's leg and I bit him on the inside of the thigh just as hard as I could but he was wearing these big baggy pants and all I got was fabric and I cracked my front teeth and as I was trying to bite him his friend just kept kicking me in the head in the back repeatedly until finally he said give me
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
If you're unmarried, that number drops to three. Lying's complex. It's woven into the fabric of our daily and our business lives. We're deeply ambivalent about the truth. We parse it out on an as-needed basis, sometimes for very good reasons, other times just because we don't understand the gaps in our lives.
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Does grammar matter? -...
and the instinctive ways in which we structure our view of the world. Ultimately, grammar is best thought of as a set of linguistic habits that are constantly being negotiated and reinvented by the entire group of language users. Like language itself, it's a wonderful and complex fabric
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The Call of the Land:...
we're into production because it's how we make our money but this whole life that goes along with that production that is dying and we're trying to revive it if the family farms are healthy you can create the fabric for society to be healthy one of the first things you can
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Is it possible to create...
Is the space now totally empty? Actually, no. All space is filled with what physicists call quantum fields. What we think of as subatomic particles, electrons and photons and their relatives, are actually vibrations in a quantum fabric that extends throughout the universe.
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The art of the metaphor...
and we know instantly what it would feel like if the sky were a fabric sewn shut. They can live in adjectives, too. "Still waters run deep," we say of someone quiet and thoughtful. And the deep matters as much as the stillness and the water do.
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Why is cotton in...
The strengthened wall is more rigid, restricting further growth. That means if the fiber remodels its walls too early, it will be short, and ultimately make rough, weak fabrics. But if cell wall strengthening begins too late,
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The life cycle of a...
when released as toxic waste water in rivers and oceans. Technologies are now so advanced in some countries that the entire process of growing and producing fabric barely touches a human hand. But only up until this point.
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How cosmic rays help us...
scientists are able to determine the relative abundance of elements, such as hydrogen and helium, within the universe. But cosmic rays may provide even more fascinating information about the fabric of the universe itself.
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
you're gonna need to start by thinking big. And I mean cosmically big. Imagine that this piece of black cloth is the universe, the very fabric of space-time. There are no planets, no stars... nothing at all.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
I grabbed this guy's leg and I bit him on the inside of the thigh just as hard as I could but he was wearing these big baggy pants and all I got was fabric and I cracked my front teeth and as I was trying to bite him his friend just kept kicking me in the head in the back repeatedly until finally he said give me
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
If you're unmarried, that number drops to three. Lying's complex. It's woven into the fabric of our daily and our business lives. We're deeply ambivalent about the truth. We parse it out on an as-needed basis, sometimes for very good reasons, other times just because we don't understand the gaps in our lives.
Video examples
Does grammar matter? -...
and the instinctive ways in which we structure our view of the world. Ultimately, grammar is best thought of as a set of linguistic habits that are constantly being negotiated and reinvented by the entire group of language users. Like language itself, it's a wonderful and complex fabric
Video examples
The Call of the Land:...
we're into production because it's how we make our money but this whole life that goes along with that production that is dying and we're trying to revive it if the family farms are healthy you can create the fabric for society to be healthy one of the first things you can
Video examples
Is it possible to create...
Is the space now totally empty? Actually, no. All space is filled with what physicists call quantum fields. What we think of as subatomic particles, electrons and photons and their relatives, are actually vibrations in a quantum fabric that extends throughout the universe.
Video examples
The art of the metaphor...
and we know instantly what it would feel like if the sky were a fabric sewn shut. They can live in adjectives, too. "Still waters run deep," we say of someone quiet and thoughtful. And the deep matters as much as the stillness and the water do.
Video examples
Why is cotton in...
The strengthened wall is more rigid, restricting further growth. That means if the fiber remodels its walls too early, it will be short, and ultimately make rough, weak fabrics. But if cell wall strengthening begins too late,
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
when released as toxic waste water in rivers and oceans. Technologies are now so advanced in some countries that the entire process of growing and producing fabric barely touches a human hand. But only up until this point.
Video examples
How cosmic rays help us...
scientists are able to determine the relative abundance of elements, such as hydrogen and helium, within the universe. But cosmic rays may provide even more fascinating information about the fabric of the universe itself.
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
you're gonna need to start by thinking big. And I mean cosmically big. Imagine that this piece of black cloth is the universe, the very fabric of space-time. There are no planets, no stars... nothing at all.
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Quote examples
Giorgio Armani
Italian Designer
I learned little by little. I learned how to draw. I learned how to tell the difference in the quality of fabrics - the subtle differences. I started with collections for men. So my first collection for women was deeply inspired by male roles.
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Jeff Koons
American Artist
When I view the world, I don't think of my own work. I think of my hope that, through art, people can get a sense of the type of invisible fabric that holds us all together, that holds the world together.
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Julie Christie
British Actress
The little things that made up the fabric of the first six years of my life were suddenly ripped away, and I didn't have anyone around me who loved me. Not one single person.
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Olivier Theyskens
Belgian Designer
I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.
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Kim Edwards
American Author
Your understanding of a place changes the longer you stay; you discover more, and your own life gets woven into the fabric of the community.
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Hubert de Givenchy
French Designer
It's a fabulous thing to give life to fabric, to make something move well, the harmony of colour.
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Geoffrey West
British Physicist
Everything around us is scale dependent. It's woven into the fabric of the universe.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
Go on, prove me wrong. Destroy the fabric of the universe. See if I care.
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Rachel Simmons
American Author
Silence is deeply woven into the fabric of female experience.
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Walter Benjamin
German Critic
Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom.
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Giorgio Armani
Italian Designer
I learned little by little. I learned how to draw. I learned how to tell the difference in the quality of fabrics - the subtle differences. I started with collections for men. So my first collection for women was deeply inspired by male roles.
Quote examples
Jeff Koons
American Artist
When I view the world, I don't think of my own work. I think of my hope that, through art, people can get a sense of the type of invisible fabric that holds us all together, that holds the world together.
Quote examples
Julie Christie
British Actress
The little things that made up the fabric of the first six years of my life were suddenly ripped away, and I didn't have anyone around me who loved me. Not one single person.
Quote examples
Olivier Theyskens
Belgian Designer
I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.
Quote examples
Kim Edwards
American Author
Your understanding of a place changes the longer you stay; you discover more, and your own life gets woven into the fabric of the community.
Quote examples
Hubert de Givenchy
French Designer
It's a fabulous thing to give life to fabric, to make something move well, the harmony of colour.
Quote examples
Geoffrey West
British Physicist
Everything around us is scale dependent. It's woven into the fabric of the universe.
Quote examples
Terry Pratchett
English Author
Go on, prove me wrong. Destroy the fabric of the universe. See if I care.
Quote examples
Rachel Simmons
American Author
Silence is deeply woven into the fabric of female experience.
Quote examples
Walter Benjamin
German Critic
Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom.
Example 1 of 10
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