

"he was university material" "she was vice-presidential material"Ĭoncerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests "writing materials" "useful teaching materials"Ī person judged suitable for admission or employment Things needed for doing or making something "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent" "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC" "she measured off enough material for a dress" "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"Īrtifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers Information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form "coal is a hard black material" "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

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