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textile

[ teks-tahyl, -til ]

noun

  1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.
  2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving:

    Glass can be used as a textile.



adjective

  1. woven or capable of being woven:

    textile fabrics.

  2. of or relating to weaving.
  3. of or relating to textiles or the production of textiles:

    the textile industry.

textile

/ ˈtɛkstaɪl /

noun

  1. any fabric or cloth, esp woven
  2. raw material suitable to be made into cloth; fibre or yarn
  3. a non-nudist, as described by nudists; one who wears clothes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of or relating to fabrics or the making of fabrics
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of textile1

1520–30; < Latin textilis woven, textile (noun use of neuter) woven fabric, equivalent to text ( us ), past participle of texere to weave + -ilis, -ile -ile
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Word History and Origins

Origin of textile1

C17: from Latin textilis woven, from texere to weave
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Example Sentences

After World War I, unions began their losing and lethal battle with textile owners across the South.

Vibrant color surfaced in textile and in beading and embroidery.

One artistic embrace of the textile comes with a specific political message.

Japan had very rich tradition of clothing appreciation for wearing clothes and for textile.

Our goal is to bring global awareness to a Peruvian textile industry.

The essential point in which it differs from any other known mineral consists in its being at once fibrous and textile.

The textile industry in Virginia includes the spinning and processing of yarn and the weaving and finishing of material.

There is no main staple of human food which is not grown; there is no material of textile industry which is not produced.

On the afternoon of the following day we visited the textile museum.

And the textile industry is well represented, as is brewing and distilling.

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