fabric

柯林斯词典

1. N-MASS Fabric is cloth or other material produced by weaving together cotton, nylon, wool, silk, or other threads. Fabrics are used for making things such as clothes, curtains, and sheets. 織物
...small squares of red cotton fabric. …幾小塊方形紅棉佈。
2. N-SING The fabric of a society or system is its basic structure, with all the customs and beliefs that make it work successfully. (社會或系統的) 結搆
The fabric of society has been deeply damaged by the previous regime. 社會結搆已被上屆執政者嚴重地破壞了。

Linen is a coarse-grained fabric.
The fibres are woven into fabric.
This fabric is similar to wool , only cheaper .
The designs are printed onto the fabric by hand .
She designs her own fabrics using woodblocks and stencils to create patterns on the material .