fabric in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   fabric  cloth  material  textile 
   
2. the underlying structure
   "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
   framework  fabric