corduroy vs fabric

corduroy and fabric both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
corduroy	Yes	No	Yes	No
fabric	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fabric is a hypernym of corduroy; that is, fabric is a word with a broader meaning than corduroy:

corduroy: a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton
fabric: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of corduroy include cloth, material, textile.

corduroy (noun)	fabric (noun)
a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
a road made of logs laid crosswise	the underlying structure

corduroy (verb)	fabric (verb)
build (a road) from logs laid side by side