Fa"ble, v. t. To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or
real; to tell of falsely.
The hell thou fablest.
Milton.
Fa"bler (f"blr), n. A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in
untruths or falsehoods. Bp. Hall.
||Fa`bli`au" (?), n.; pl. Fabliaux (-"). [F., fr. OF. fablel, dim. of
||fable a fable.] (Fr. Lit.) One of the metrical tales of the
||TrouvËres, or early poets of the north of France.
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.