1. (noun)fabric, cloth, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crochetingnatural 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. (noun)framework, fabric the underlying structure "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"