fabric
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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fabric edifice XV; construction or structure of a building XVII; textile stuff XVIII. — (O)F.
fabrique — L.
fabrica, f.
faber worker in metal, etc.
So
fabricate construct XV; invent, forge XVIII. f. pp. stem of L.
fabricāre, f.
fabrica.
fabrication XV. — L.
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