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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

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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