fabrics

plural of fabric
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as in textiles
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

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as in architectures
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

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Recent Examples of fabrics Optimism is a key theme, expressed through color, embellishment, interesting fabrics and prints, alongside a new sense of lightness designed for the realities of summer. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Saint Laurent sales sank 9 percent in 2024, then another 6 percent last year, amid softening demand in Asia and a cooling attitude toward Vaccarello’s rock ’n’ roll aesthetic and metallic fabrics. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 More like raw, unsewn Chanel, in the form of their archival fabrics that Sherman draped and wrapped around herself. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 From there, the two began discussing everything from fabrics and silhouettes to how Giulia wanted to feel on her wedding day. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026 Classic and Garden rooms are more subdued, less of a flourish of fabrics, and slightly more contemporary. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Second, swap synthetic clothes for breathable fabrics like cotton and bamboo, which wick moisture without trapping odor. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabrics
Noun
  • The campaign focuses on the testing and traceability behind labels on clothing and home textiles.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Wiener not only leaves behind a richly complex body of work straddling textiles, painting, photographs, and collages, but also a career intricately connected to one of the most important chapters of Austrian art.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The initiative aims to develop high-speed interconnects that work across different quantum computing architectures.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • CISOs must transition toward security architectures that evaluate intent, context and content natively on the device—at the exact point where the human interacts with the communication—without violating user privacy.
    — Firas Azmeh, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Wiping cloths stored around the kitchen, dry pantry, prep tables, etc.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The wet wiping cloths weren’t stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • What if, by anticipating the regulatory frameworks by a few years, companies could also unlock more business-minded features?
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Human employees operate within legal, ethical and organizational accountability frameworks.
    — Kazuhiro Gomi, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For the regional stage, meaning the cancer has spread to nearby structures or lymph nodes, the 5-year relative survival rate is 40%.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Vibrations merge into rhythm The experimental material combines elastic structures, sensors, electronics and actuators.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Fabrics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabrics. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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