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Abricock Abricock A"bri*cock, n.
See Apricot. [Obs.]
Fabric Fabric Fab"ric, n. [L. fabrica fabric, workshop: cf. F.
fabrique fabric. See Forge.]
1. The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts
of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as
cloth of a beautiful fabric.
2. That which is fabricated; as:
(a) Framework; structure; edifice; building.
Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an
exhalation. --Milton.
(b) Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers,
either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as,
silks or other fabrics.
3. The act of constructing; construction. [R.]
Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the
fabric of the churches for the poor. --Milman.
4. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as,
the fabric of the universe.
The whole vast fabric of society. --Macaulay.
Fabric Fabric Fab"ric, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fabricked; p. pr. & vb.
n. Fabricking.]
To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] ``Fabric their
mansions.' --J. Philips.
Fabricant Fabricant Fab"ri*cant, n. [F.]
One who fabricates; a manufacturer. --Simmonds.
Fabricate Fabricate Fab"ri*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fabricated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Fabricating.] [L. fabricatus, p. p. of
fabricari, fabricare, to frame, build, forge, fr. fabrica.
See Fabric, Farge.]
1. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to
construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.
2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as,
to fabricate woolens.
3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to
fabricate a lie or story.
Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation
to prevailing usages. --Paley.
Fabricated Fabricate Fab"ri*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fabricated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Fabricating.] [L. fabricatus, p. p. of
fabricari, fabricare, to frame, build, forge, fr. fabrica.
See Fabric, Farge.]
1. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to
construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.
2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as,
to fabricate woolens.
3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to
fabricate a lie or story.
Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation
to prevailing usages. --Paley.
Fabricating Fabricate Fab"ri*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fabricated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Fabricating.] [L. fabricatus, p. p. of
fabricari, fabricare, to frame, build, forge, fr. fabrica.
See Fabric, Farge.]
1. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to
construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.
2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as,
to fabricate woolens.
3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to
fabricate a lie or story.
Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation
to prevailing usages. --Paley.
Fabrication Fabrication Fab`ri*ca"tion, n. [L. fabricatio; cf. F.
fabrication.]
1. The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing;
construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a
bridge, a church, or a government. --Burke.
2. That which is fabricated; a falsehood; as, the story is
doubtless a fabrication.
Syn: See Fiction.
Fabricator Fabricator Fab"ri*ca`tor, n. [L.]
One who fabricates; one who constructs or makes.
The fabricator of the works of Ossian. --Mason.
Fabricatress Fabricatress Fab"ri*ca`tress, n.
A woman who fabricates.
Fabricked Fabric Fab"ric, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fabricked; p. pr. & vb.
n. Fabricking.]
To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] ``Fabric their
mansions.' --J. Philips.
Fabricking Fabric Fab"ric, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fabricked; p. pr. & vb.
n. Fabricking.]
To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] ``Fabric their
mansions.' --J. Philips.
Infabricated Infabricated In*fab"ri*ca`ted, a.
Not fabricated; unwrought; not artificial; natural. [Obs.]
L cinerea or Fabricii Potato Po*ta"to, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato,
batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade
family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
native of South America, but a form of the species is
found native as far north as New Mexico.
(b) The sweet potato (see below).
Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both
in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
potato, often doing great damage. Called also
Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See
Colorado beetle.
(b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender
striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
does less injury than the preceding species.
Potato fly (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black
species (Lytta atrata), the striped (L. vittata), and
the gray (L. cinerea, or Fabricii) are the most common.
See Blister beetle, under Blister.
Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans),
which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
Potato weevil (Zo["o]l.), an American weevil (Baridius
trinotatus) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
from potatoes or potato starch.
Potato worm (Zo["o]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx,
or hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also
tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato.
Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of
morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
leaves. [West Indies]
Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas)
allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this
is the ``potato' of the Southern United States.
Wild potato. (Bot.)
(a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish
flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
places in the United States.
(b) A similar tropical American plant (I. fastigiata)
which it is thought may have been the original stock
of the sweet potato.
Lophothuria Fabricii Sea orange Sea" or"ange (Zo["o]l.)
A large American holothurian (Lophothuria Fabricii) having
a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated
scales. Its expanded tentacles are bright red.
Mixed fabric Mixed Mixed, a.
Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See Mix, v. t.
& i.
Mixed action (Law), a suit combining the properties of a
real and a personal action.
Mixed angle, a mixtilineal angle.
Mixed fabric, a textile fabric composed of two or more
kinds of fiber, as a poplin.
Mixed marriage, a marriage between persons of different
races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman
Catholic and a Protestant.
Mixed number, a whole number and a fraction taken together.
Mixed train, a railway train containing both passenger and
freight cars.
Mixed voices (Mus.), voices of both males and females
united in the same performance.
Warp fabric Warp Warp, n. [AS. wearp; akin to Icel. varp a casting,
throwing, Sw. varp the draught of a net, Dan. varp a towline,
OHG. warf warp, G. werft. See Warp, v.]
1. (Weaving) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the
loom, and crossed by the woof.
2. (Naut.) A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually
with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed
object; a towing line; a warping hawser.
3. (Agric.) A slimy substance deposited on land by tides,
etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed. --Lyell.
4. A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep,
etc. [Prov. Eng.]
5. Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See Cast, n., 17.
[Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
6. [From Warp, v.] The state of being warped or twisted;
as, the warp of a board.
Warp beam, the roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.
Warp fabric, fabric produced by warp knitting.
Warp frame, or Warp-net frame, a machine for making warp
lace having a number of needles and employing a thread for
each needle.
Warp knitting, a kind of knitting in which a number of
threads are interchained each with one or more contiguous
threads on either side; -- also called warp weaving.
Warp lace, or Warp net, lace having a warp crossed by
weft threads.
