Collocations withfabric
These are words often used in combination withfabric.
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expensive fabric
Linen has the disadvantages that it is the most expensive fabric and that it is the most durable.
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fabric of society
It attempts to explain what people do, given the fabric of society and social interaction.
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fabric of space
We are also reminded that the waves are ripples in the fabric of space and time produced by violent energetic events such as exploding supernovae.
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lightweight fabric
Bound seams are often used on lightweight fabrics including silk and chiffon and on unlined garments to produce a neat finish.
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moral fabric
Concerns that moral fabric and cohesiveness of society will be torn apart provide reasons for care and reflection.
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piece of fabric
For material, single piece of fabric with wood block peacock pattern print is used.
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polyester fabric
The frames arc covered by a specially developed clastic polyester fabric.
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printed fabric
By cutting out birds, flowers and other motifs from printed fabric and sewing them onto a large homespun cloth a beautiful bedspread could be made.
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rich fabric
The growing population also supported a rich fabric of organizations and activities in the 1920s.
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sheer fabric
A sheer fabric is one which is semi-transparent thin cloth.
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social fabric
Technology cannot close every loophole that exists in the social fabric.
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striped fabric
It was finished in pink, green, or blue and trimmed with matching white striped fabric, as well as with fringe on its top.
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synthetic fabric
It is a piece of long (generally 5.5m ft) cloth which can be made of various materials: cotton, silk, nylon, chiffon or synthetic fabric.
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urban fabric
This destruction was just one tear in the urban fabric that can make a city unrecognizable.
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white fabric
The headliner cloth was heavy white fabric, with many tiny random splashes of gold paint.
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