fabric

1 a woven or knitted material (as of cotton or nylon) <a fabric that is supposed to repel rain while at the same time allowing the wearer's perspiration to escape> Synonyms cloth, textileRelated Words fiber, thread, yarn; rag

2 the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form <you can't expect the fabric of society to survive if you do away with all moral imperatives> Synonyms architecture, armature, cadre, configuration, edifice, frame, framework, framing, infrastructure, shell, skeleton, structureRelated Words cage, lattice, network; contour, figure, outline, profile, shape, silhouette; chassis