F.
Fab′ric.
A cloth made by weaving or felting. The various names are derived from material, texture, fineness, mode of weaving, color, mode of coloring, surface-finishing, place of manufacture, etc.Each glossy cloth, and drape of mantle warm,dyer, The Fleece, 1757. The following list includes the names of the principal varieties of fabrics, except those of merely fanciful and ephemeral nature : —
Receives tha impression; ev'ry airy woof,
Cheyney, and baize, and serge, and alepine,
Tammy, and crape, and the long countless list
Of woolen webs.
| Abee. | Boshah. |
| Aditis. | Braid. |
| Aerophane. | Breluche. |
| Agabanee. | Brilliant. |
| Alpaca. | Broadcloth. |
| Anabasses. | Brocade. |
| Anacosta. | Brocatelle. |
| Anagaripola. | Buckram. |
| Angola. | Buke-muslin. |
| Arbaccio. | Bunting. |
| Arlienanse. | Burdett. |
| Armozine. | Burlap. |
| Armure. | Cacharado. |
| Atlas. | Cadence. |
| Baetas. | Caffa. |
| Baft. | Calamanco. |
| Baftas. | Calico. |
| Bagging. | Cambayes. |
| Baize. | Cambria. |
| Balmoral. | Camlet. |
| Baluster. | Camptulicon. |
| Balzarine. | Cannequin. |
| Bandanna. | Cangan. |
| Bandannois. | Cantaloon. |
| Bangra. | Canton flannel. |
| Barege. | Cantoon. |
| Barmillians. | Canvas. |
| Barracan. | Carpet. |
| Barrage. | Cashmere. |
| Barras. | Cashmerette. |
| Barretees. | Cassimere. |
| Batiste. | Cassimerette. |
| Barutine. | Castor. |
| Bauge. | Cauthee. |
| Beaver. | Chainwork. |
| Beaverteen. | Challis. |
| Bengal. | Chambray. |
| Bengal-stripes. | Charkana. |
| Bergamot. | Check. |
| Bezan. | Check-mak. |
| Binding-cloth. | Chenille. |
| Birrus. | China-grass cloth. |
| Blancard. | Chinchilla. |
| Blanket. | Chine. |
| Blunk. | Chintz. |
| Bobbinet. | Chitarah. |
| Bocasine. | Cloth. |
| Bocking. | Coburg-cloth. |
| Bombazine. | Cog-ware. |
| Bonten. | Collar-check. |
| Book-muslin. | Coothay. |
| Bootee. | Cordillas. |
| Boquin. | Corduroy. |
| Borders. | Cossas. |
| Borel. | Cotillion. |
| Cottonade. | Holland. |
| Crape. | Huckaback. |
| Crape-morette. | Hum-hum. |
| Crash. | India-rubber cloth. |
| Crepon. | Ingrain. |
| Crequillas. | Jaconet. |
| Crinoline. | Jamdari. |
| Cristale. | Janus-cloth. |
| Cut-velvet. | Japanese silk. |
| Damask. | Jean. |
| Damask-satin. | Jemmy. |
| Damassin. | Kalmuck. |
| De bege. | Kennets. |
| De laine. | Keper. |
| Demyostage. | Kersey. |
| Denim. | Kerseymere. |
| Diaper. | Kompow. |
| Diaphane. | Lace (varieties, see lace). |
| Dimity. | Lapping. |
| Doeskin. | Lasting. |
| Doily. | Lawn. |
| Domestic. | Leno. |
| Domett. | Levantine. |
| Dooriahs. | Linen. |
| Dorsel. | Linsey. |
| Dorsour. | List. |
| Dowlas. | Lockram. |
| Drab. | Long-cloth. |
| Drabbets. | Loonghie. |
| Drap daete. | Lustring. |
| Dreadnaught. | Lutestring. |
| Drill. | Mail-net. |
| Drugget. | Marabout. |
| Ducape. | Marseilles. |
| Duck. | Marsella. |
| Duffels. | Match-cloth. |
| Duroy. | Matting. |
| Duttees. | Medley-cloth. |
| Elastic-goods. | Melton. |
| Empress-cloth. | Merino. |
| Farandams. | Milled cloth. |
| Felted cloth. | Millinet. |
| Fearnaught. | Mixed fabrics. |
| Fernandina. | Mohair. |
| Fingroms. | Moire. |
| Flannel. | Moleskin. |
| Floor-cloth. | Moquette. |
| Foulard. | Moreen. |
| Foundation-muslin. | Mozambique. |
| Frieze. | Mull-muslin. |
| Fustian. | Mungo. |
| Gabarage. | Muslin. |
| Gala. | Muslin de laine. |
| Galloon. | Muslinet. |
| Gambroon. | Nacarat. |
| Gauze. | Nainsook. |
| Gaze-a-blutoir. | Nankeen. |
| Gimp. | Narrow-cloth. |
| Gingham. | Neigelli-cloth. |
| Gobelins. | Net. |
| Golpathen. | Nettle-cloth. |
| Gorgonelle. | Oil-cloth. |
| Gossamer. | Oiled silk. |
| Grass-cloth. | Oil-skin. |
| Grenadine. | Organdie. |
| Grogram. | Organzine. |
| Gros. | Orleans-cloth. |
| Gunny. | Osnaburg. |
| Hair-cloth. | Pack-cloth. |
| Padesoy. | Shag. |
| Palampoor. | Shalli. |
| Panne. | Shalloon. |
| Paper-muslin. | Sheeting. |
| Paramatta-cloth. | Shirred goods. |
| Pennistone. | Shirting. |
| Percale. | Shoddy. |
| Petersham. | Shot-silk. |
| Pile. | Silesia. |
| Pillow. | Silk. |
| Pilot-cloth. | Silk-shag. |
| Pique. | Sof. |
| Piquee. | Soocey. |
| Plaid. | Spinel. |
| Plain-back. | Stripe. |
| Platilla. | Stuff. |
| Plonket. | Swansdown. |
| Plumeta. | Swiss-muslin. |
| Plush. | Tabaret. |
| Poldway. | Tabby. |
| Polemit. | Taffety. |
| Polimita. | Tambour. |
| Pongee. | Tammy. |
| Poplin. | Tape. |
| Pou-de-soy. | Tapestry. |
| Poulon. | Tarletan. |
| Poyal. | Tarpaulin. |
| Princettas. | Tartan. |
| Print. | Terry-fabric. |
| Prunello. | Thibet-cloth. |
| Puddie. | Thickset. |
| Punjum. | Ticking. |
| Purdah. | Tickenbergh. |
| Rattanas. | Tiffany. |
| Ratteen. | Tinsel. |
| Ravens-duck. | Tissue. |
| Razago. | Tobine. |
| Ribbon. | Toilenet. |
| Romal. | Tournay. |
| Rubber. | Toweling. |
| Rubber-cloth. | Trellis. |
| Rug. | Tufted fabric. |
| Rugging. | Tulle. |
| Rumswizzle. | Tweed. |
| Russia-duck. | Twill. |
| Sacking. | Unions. |
| Sagathy. | Vadmel. |
| Sail-cloth. | Velours. |
| Sarsnet. | Velvet. |
| Satin. | Velveteen. |
| Satinet. | Verona-serge. |
| Satin-jean. | Vessets. |
| Say. | Vitry. |
| Sayette. | Wadmal. |
| Seehand. | Watered goods. |
| Selvage. | Wincy. |
| Sendal. | Wire-gauze. |
| Serge. | Yasmas. |
| Sergette. | Yergas. |
Fa-cade′.
（Architecture.) The front or face view of a building.
Face.
The front, exposed, principal, dressed, or effective surface of an object. The surface from which others are laid off or tried, and by which they are tested as to angle or proportions.1. (Horology.) The dial of watch, clock, compass-card, or counting-register.
2. (Architecture.) a. The front or broad side of a building. The facade. The front of a wall. b. The surface of a stone exposed on the face of a wall. The sides are flanks, the upper and lower surfaces are beds.
