textile
noun
any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.
textiles
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pluralof textile.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Employment losses can also be more pronounced in labor-intensive industries such as textiles and apparel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The EU's trade enforcement chief, Denis Redonnet, said sectors facing "sustained and abnormal" import increases included machinery, textiles, basic metals and chemicals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
This year's patron, knitwear designer Helen Robertson, said: "I think wool week is just such a fantastic organisation and festival, and it's really brought Shetland textiles to life."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ali likes to use expansive spaces and incorporate fabrics and textiles, whether it’s a red, sequin-covered chador or a tubular-looking worm made out of polyester, Lycra and spandex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The true level of poverty among North Carolina whites during the 1960s was extreme: nearly half of the manufacturing jobs in the state were in textiles, one of the lowest-paid segments of the industry.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
