textile
Americannoun
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any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.
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a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving.
Glass can be used as a textile.
adjective
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woven or capable of being woven.
textile fabrics.
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of or relating to weaving.
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of or relating to textiles or the production of textiles.
the textile industry.
noun
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any fabric or cloth, esp woven
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raw material suitable to be made into cloth; fibre or yarn
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a non-nudist, as described by nudists; one who wears clothes
adjective
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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His examples include textile manufacturing in the 19th century, and the spread of ATMs in the 1980s.
The Luddite movement, which predated the Swing Riots, was led by textile workers convinced that power-operated looms would permanently impoverish the middle class.
From Barron's
The textile industry is the third-largest contributor to dry municipal solid waste in India - after plastics, and paper and cardboard - according to a recent report.
From BBC
The uncertainty was particularly strong, Bain said, in areas including food and drink, textiles, industrial goods and electrical goods "who suddenly overnight are facing this big increase in export costs to the US".
From BBC
Well-known works will be shown alongside never-before-seen pieces in a display that highlights painting, video, textile, neon, sculpture and more to survey Ms. Emin’s confessional approach to creating.
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