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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abridged p. pr. & vb. n. Abridging. ] [ OE. abregen, OF. abregier, F. abréger, fr. L. abbreviare; ad + brevis short. See Brief and cf. Abbreviate. ] 1. To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights. “The bridegroom . . . abridged his visit.” Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 shortened by condensing or rewriting; -- said of texts: an abridged version [ Narrower terms: half-length ] unabridged, full-length
Syn. -- condensed [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. a shortened version .
Syn. -- condensation, abridgment [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who abridges. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. abregement. See Abridge. ] 1. The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form, esp. of a written work; an abbreviation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ancient coins as abridgments of history. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

What abridgment have you for this evening? What mask? What music? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. a diminution or curtailment, as of legal rights. [ PJC ]

Syn. -- Abridgment, Compendium, Epitome, Abstract, Synopsis. An abridgment is made by omitting the less important parts of some larger work; as, an abridgment of a dictionary. A compendium is a brief exhibition of a subject, or science, for common use; as, a compendium of American literature. An epitome corresponds to a compendium, and gives briefly the most material points of a subject; as, an epitome of history. An abstract is a brief statement of a thing in its main points. A synopsis is a bird's-eye view of a subject, or work, in its several parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Trademark. ] a drug once used to treat malaria (C23H30ClN3O); chemically it is a derivative of the tricyclic structure acridine: 6-chloro-9-[ [ 4-(diethylamino-1-methylbutyl) ]amino ]-2-methoxyacridine. It also has some anthelmintic activity against cestodes. Atabrine is a trademark.
Syn. -- quinacrine, mepacrine. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ Sp., prawn. ] (Zool) A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the genus Serranus, and related genera, inhabiting the Meditarranean, the coast of California, etc. In California, some of them are also called rock bass and kelp salmon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Cabriolet, and cf. Capriole. ] (Man.) A curvet; a leap. See Capriole. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cabrioles which his charger exhibited. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., dim. of cabriole a leap, caper, from It. capriola, fr. dim. of L. caper he-goat, capra she-goat. This carriage is so called from its skipping lightness. Cf. Cab, Caper a leap. ] A one-horse carriage with two seats and a calash top. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Cabrée. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Cantabria on the Bay of Biscay in Spain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A native or resident of Cambridge; esp. a student or graduate of the university of Cambridge, England. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Decembrist. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. dolabra a mattock + -form. ] Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish.

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is fabricated; as: (a) Framework; structure; edifice; building. [ 1913 Webster ]

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, whether vegetable, animal, or synthetic; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics; made of a fabric that is 50% cotton and 50% polyester. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act of constructing; construction. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the fabric of the churches for the poor. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe. [ 1913 Webster ]

The whole vast fabric of society. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fabricked p. pr. & vb. n. Fabricking. ] To frame; to build; to construct. [ Obs. ] “Fabric their mansions.” J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] One who fabricates; a manufacturer. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fabricated p. pr. & vb. n. Fabricating ] [ L. fabricatus, p. p. of fabricari, fabricare, to frame, build, forge, fr. fabrica. See Fabric, Farge. ] 1. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate woolens. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation to prevailing usages. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. formed or conceived by the fancy or imagination; as, a fabricated excuse for his absence.
Syn. -- fancied, fictional, fictitious, fictive, invented, made-up. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. fabricatio; cf. F. fabrication. ] 1. The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is fabricated; a falsehood; as, the story is doubtless a fabrication.

Syn. -- See Fiction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who fabricates; one who constructs or makes. [ 1913 Webster ]

The fabricator of the works of Ossian. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A woman who fabricates. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fabrilis, fr. faber workman. See Forge. ] Pertaining to a workman, or to work in stone, metal, wood etc.; as, fabrile skill. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. t. [ See Glabrate. ] To make smooth, plain, or bare. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. glabritas. ] Smoothness; baldness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not fabricated; unwrought; not artificial; natural. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A variety of appliqué work for quilts, table covers, etc. Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework). [ 1913 Webster ]