[teks-tahyl, -til] 
| 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. |
| 3. | woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. |
| 4. | of or pertaining to weaving. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to textiles or the production of textiles: the textile industry. |
| tex·tile (těks'tīl', -təl) n.
[Latin, from neuter of textilis, woven, from textus, past participle of texere, to weave; see text.] |