{
    "term": "fabric",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "material made by weaving wool, cotton, silk, etc., used for making clothes, curtains, etc. and for covering furniture",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They sell a wide variety of printed cotton fabric."
                },
                {
                    "text": "furnishing fabrics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fabric is woven on these machines."
                },
                {
                    "text": "fabric swatches of the different types of mattress covering"
                },
                {
                    "text": "rich fabric wall coverings"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry", "Clothes and Fashion", "Shopping"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["beautiful", "luxurious", "rich"],
                "… of fabric": ["length", "piece", "strip"],
                "verb + fabric": ["make", "produce", "weave"],
                "fabric + noun": ["conditioner", "softener", "swatch"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the basic structure of a society, an organization, etc. that enables it to function successfully",
            "sensetop": "the fabric (of something)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a trend which threatens the very **fabric of society**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government's policies have destroyed the social fabric."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the basic fabric of family life"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "economic", "moral"],
                "verb + fabric": ["destroy", "threaten"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the very fabric of something",
                    "the whole fabric of something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the basic structure of a building, such as the walls, floor and roof",
            "sensetop": "the fabric (of something)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The city retains much of its historic fabric."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "economic", "moral"],
                "verb + fabric": ["destroy", "threaten"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the very fabric of something",
                    "the whole fabric of something"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfæbrɪk/",
                "audio": "fa/fabric/fabric__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfæbrɪk/",
                "audio": "fa/fabric/fabric__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: from French fabrique, from Latin fabrica ‘something skilfully produced’, from faber ‘worker in metal, stone, etc.’ The word originally denoted a building, later a machine, the general sense being ‘something made’, hence sense (1) (mid 18th cent., originally denoting any manufactured material). Sense (2) dates from the mid 17th cent."
}