expensive fabric

collocation in English

meaningsofexpensiveandfabric

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expensive
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/us
/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
costing a lot ...
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fabric
noun
uk
/ˈfæb.rɪk/us
/ˈfæb.rɪk/
cloth or material for making clothes, covering ...
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(Definition ofexpensiveandfabricfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Linen has the disadvantages that it is the mostexpensivefabricand that it is the most durable.
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It could not deal with an emergency unless it maintained this large andexpensivefabricof studios and broadcasting equipment.
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It was anexpensivefabricand overfishing has much reduced populations of the pen shell.
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Such gowns are typically worn with a stole (a formal shawl inexpensivefabric), cape or cloak in lieu of a coat, good (couture or vintage) jewellery and opera-length gloves.
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The tents and the costumes displayed so much cloth of gold, anexpensivefabricwoven with silk and gold thread, that the site of the meeting was named after it.
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That was because we export more expensive fabrics and import less expensive ones, so it has its merits in that direction.
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Holiday dresses are made of expensive fabrics such as silk and velvet.
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Standard suit-making fabric is fine combed wool, with the inclusion of cashmere in more expensive fabrics.
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Often, having little to do with her time, she visited the local clothing store, attracted in part by the expensive fabrics.
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Chairs were elaborately upholstered, with fringes, tassels, and expensive fabrics.
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Cravats were made of silk, satin, lace and lightly starched cambric, lawn and muslin, and stickpins were necessary accoutrements to keep these expensive fabrics in place and safe.
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