TEXTILE

textile

(adjective) of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; “textile research”

fabric, cloth, material, textile

(noun) artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; “the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent”; “woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC”; “she measured off enough material for a dress”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

textile (plural textiles)

(usually, in the plural) Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles.

(naturism) A non-nudist.

Synonyms

• See also fabric

Antonyms

• (naturism): naturist

Adjective

textile (comparative more textile, superlative most textile)

(naturism) Clothing compulsive.

Antonyms

• (naturism): clothing optional, nude, naturist

Source: Wiktionary


Tex"tile, a. Etym: [L. textilis, fr. texere to weave: cf. F. textile. See Text.]

Definition: Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics. Textile cone (Zoöl.), a beautiful cone shell (Conus textilis) in which the colors are arranged so that they resemble certain kinds of cloth.

Tex"tile, n.

Definition: That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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