textile
[ teks-tahyl, -til ]
/ ˈtɛks taɪl, -tɪl /
noun
any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.
a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile.
adjective
woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics.
of or relating to weaving.
of or relating to textiles or the production of textiles: the textile industry.
Origin of textile
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
Words nearby textile
text processing,
textbook,
textbookish,
texter,
textiform,
textile,
textlationship,
textspeak,
textual,
textual criticism,
textualism
Example sentences from the Web for textile
British Dictionary definitions for textile
textile
/ (ˈtɛkstaɪl) /
noun
any fabric or cloth, esp woven
raw material suitable to be made into cloth; fibre or yarn
a non-nudist, as described by nudists; one who wears clothes
adjective
of or relating to fabrics or the making of fabrics
Word Origin for textile
C17: from Latin
textilis woven, from
texere to weave