Fabric vs. Cloth

Fabric vs. Cloth — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Fabric and Cloth

Fabricnoun

(archaic) Structure, building.

Clothnoun

A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.

Fabricnoun

(archaic) The act of constructing, construction, fabrication.

Clothnoun

(countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.

Fabricnoun

(archaic) The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.

cloth of a beautiful fabric

Clothnoun

(metaphoric) Substance or essence; the whole of something complex.

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Fabricnoun

The framework underlying a structure.

the fabric of our livesthe fabric of the universe

Clothnoun

(metaphoric) Appearance; seeming.

Fabricnoun

A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.

cotton fabric

Clothnoun

A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status.

Fabricnoun

(petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.

Clothnoun

(in idioms) Priesthood, clergy.

He is a respected man of the cloth.
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Fabricnoun

(computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed.

The Internet is a fabric of computers connected by routers.

Clothnoun

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers;

the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparentwoven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BCshe measured off enough material for a dress

Fabricnoun

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers;

the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparentwoven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BCshe measured off enough material for a dress

Fabricnoun

the underlying structure;

restoring the framework of the bombed buildingit is part of the fabric of society