chicken scratch vs fabric

chicken scratch

noun
  • A type of cross-stitch embroidery done on gingham fabric. 

  • Chicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products. 

  • Cramped or illegible handwriting. 

fabric

noun
  • The texture of a cloth. 

  • A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth. 

  • Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed. 

  • The framework underlying a structure. 

  • The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock. 

verb
  • To cover with fabric. 

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