Collocations for "fabric"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fabric" in context.
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fabric
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [cotton, silk, polyester, nylon, synthetic] fabric
- [plain, woven, upholstery] fabric
- [striped, shiny, polka-dot] fabric
- non- [stretch, iron, creasing] fabrics
- [three yards, a bolt] of fabric
- choose fabric for a [suit, dress, costume]
- choose from a [swatch book, collection, catalog] of fabrics
- get [stains, marks, wine] out of the fabric
- [stretch, roll out, cut] (the) fabric
- is the (very) fabric of [society, family life]
- cracks in the fabric of [society]
- the (fragile) fabric of space-time
- use a fabric [cover, case]
- using a fabric mesh
- fabric [production, stores, shops, workshops]
- use fabric softener
- fabric [swatches, squares, patches]
- fabric [paint, markers]
'fabric' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
backing
- bias
- bleed
- blind
- casing
- check
- checked
- coarse
- common
- compound
- covering
- crease
- delicate
- drape
- dress
- durable
- dye
- feel
- felt
- flexible
- foot
- fray
- hanging
- heather
- joint
- lint
- lofty
- loom
- mend
- meter
- mishap
- oatmeal
- outside
- outstanding
- pattern
- pin
- quantity
- remnant
- reverse
- rib
- rift
- rip
- ripple
- roll
- scientist
- sewing
- sheer
- shiny
- shot
- shred