fabric

Noun

• the underlying structure
  • providing a factual framework for future research
    
  • it is part of the fabric of society
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  framework , cloth , material , textile