This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Fabric. [From Latin fabricus, a work shop] A woven or felted cloth of any material or style of weaving; anything produced either by weaving or interlacing; destinctively called textile fabric; cloth; texture; stuff.
 
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