textile
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taɪl, -tɪl 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
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.
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Origin:
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
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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textile (ˈtɛkstaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —adj | |
| 4. | of or relating to fabrics or the making of fabrics |
| [C17: from Latin textilis woven, from texere to weave] | |
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Word Origin & History
textile
1626, from L. textilis "woven, fabric, cloth," noun use of textilis "woven," from texere "to weave," from PIE base *tek- "to make" (see texture).
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Example sentences
Intentional lumps and unevenness and tangled textile fibers give the fabric a heathered look with lots of texture.
Tourists and textile exporters, who fled when the barricades went up, are coming back.
Many were highly skilled machine operators in the textile industry.
Those machine-smashing textile workers were reacting to immediate threats, such as losing their jobs.
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