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