TEXTILES

Noun

textiles

plural of textile

The industry involved in the manufacture of cloth.

The study of the manufacture of cloth.

Source: Wiktionary


TEXTILE

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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Word of the Day

2 December 2024

BARE

(adjective) having everything extraneous removed including contents; “the bare walls”; “the cupboard was bare”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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