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

adjective

1. of or relating to fabrics or the making of fabrics

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of textile¹

C17: from Latin textilis woven, from texere to weave

Example Sentences

Industries that contracted included apparel, textiles, paper products, chemicals and transportation equipment.

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Ms McClymont said the bee's latest project "demonstrates The King's Foundation's commitment to craftsmanship, responsible design, and sustainable fashion and textiles".

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As textile production shifted from Massachusetts’s Merrimack River to the Piedmont plateau of the Appalachian foothills.

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The protagonist, a spirited textile mill worker played by Sally Field, demands improvements like a Kotex machine in the women’s bathroom before ultimately leading a unionization effort.

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Toiling in newly opened textile mills was arduous, as some diarists wrote.

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Related Words

• cloth 
• fiber 
• goods 
• yarn