† ˈfabrile, a. Obs.
[a. OF. fabrile, ad. L. fabrīl-is, f. faber artificer.]
Of or belonging to a craftsman or his craft. fabrile glue: carpenter's glue (L. fabrile gluten).
| 1611 Cotgr., Fabrile, of, or belonging to the craft of a Smith, Mason, or Carpenter. 1661 Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 22 The fabrile glue decoct in Water and applied, helpeth the teeth. 1664 Evelyn Sylva (1776) 649 Trees, fitted..for Timber and all other Fabrile employments. 1678 Littleton Lat. Dict., Fabrile, or of Smiths work, fabrilis. |