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Definition of Textile
1. Adjective. Of or relating to fabrics or fabric making. "Textile research"
2. Noun. Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers. "She measured off enough material for a dress"
Generic synonyms: Artefact, Artifact
Specialized synonyms: Aba, Acrylic, Aertex, Alpaca, Baize, Basket Weave, Batik, Batiste, Belting, Bombazine, Boucle, Broadcloth, Broadcloth, Brocade, Buckram, Bunting, Calico, Cambric, Camel's Hair, Camelhair, Camlet, Camo, Camouflage, Canopy, Canvas, Canvass, Cashmere, Cerecloth, Challis, Chambray, Chenille, Chiffon, Chino, Chintz, Coating, Cobweb, Cord, Corduroy, Cotton, Canton Flannel, Cotton Flannel, Crape, Crepe, Cretonne, Crinoline, Damask, Denim, Dungaree, Jean, Diamante, Diaper, Dimity, Doeskin, Drapery, Duck, Duffel, Duffle, Elastic, Etamin, Etamine, Faille, Felt, Fiber, Fibre, Vulcanized Fiber, Flannel, Flannelette, Fleece, Foulard, Frieze, Fustian, Gabardine, Georgette, Gingham, Grogram, Grosgrain, Hair, Haircloth, Herringbone, Homespun, Hopsack, Hopsacking, Horsehair, Jaconet, Jacquard, Khaddar, Khadi, Khaki, Knit, Lace, Lame, Imitation Leather, Leatherette, Linen, Linsey-woolsey, Lint, Lisle, Mackinaw, Macintosh, Mackintosh, Madras, Marseille, Metallic, Mohair, Moire, Watered-silk, Moleskin, Monk's Cloth, Moquette, Moreen, Motley, Mousseline De Sole, Muslin, Nankeen, Mesh, Meshing, Meshwork, Net, Network, Ninon, Nylon, Oilcloth, Olive Drab, Organza, Paisley, Panting, Trousering, Pepper-and-salt, Percale, Durable Press, Permanent Press, Piece Of Cloth, Piece Of Material, Pilot Cloth, Pinstripe, Pique, Plush, Polyester, Pongee, Poplin, Print, Quilting, Rayon, Rep, Repp, Sackcloth, Bagging, Sacking, Sailcloth, Samite, Sateen, Satin, Satinet, Satinette, Screening, Scrim, Seersucker, Serge, Shag, Shantung, Sharkskin, Sheeting, Shirting, Shirttail, Silesia, Silk, Spandex, Sponge Cloth, Stammel, Suede, Suede Cloth, Suiting, Swan's Down, Taffeta, Tammy, Tapa, Tappa, Tapestry, Tapis, Plaid, Tartan, Terry, Terry Cloth, Terrycloth, Ticking, Toweling, Towelling, Tweed, Twill, Upholstery Material, Velcro, Velour, Velours, Velvet, Velveteen, Vicuna, Viyella, Voile, Wash-and-wear, Waterproof, Web, Webbing, Whipcord, Wincey, Wire Cloth, Wool, Woolen, Woollen, Worsted, Yoke, Pina Cloth
Terms within: Edging, Hem
Terms within: Warp, Filling, Pick, Weft, Woof
Definition of Textile
1. a. Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics.
2. n. That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving.
Definition of Textile
1. Noun. (context: usually plural) Cloth produced from a fabric. ¹
2. Noun. (context: naturism) a non-naturist ¹
3. Adjective. (context: naturism) clothing compulsive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Textile
1. a woven fabric [n -S]
Medical Definition of Textile
1.
Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Textile
Literary usage of Textile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The American textile manufacturers have left little to he desired in the direction
of cheapening textile products without deteriorating quality. ..."
2. Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin by Public Affairs Information Service (1920)
"Nat Civic Fed R p 23 Ap 1 '20 textile Industry [Arrangements for dealing with the
... Far Eastern R 15:649-50 О '19 Improvement in the Czecho-Slovak textile ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The history of the textile industries during the colonial period is nowhere ...
Gradually the household textile industries assumed an importance which ..."
4. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"textile factories. Wilson. G: B. Air-conditioning; being a short treatise on the
humidification, ventilation, cooling, and the hygiene of textile factories. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"The preparation of the textile fibre involves, therefore, only a mechanical
treatment, and that of the simplest kind, for separating it from the seeds. ..."
6. Capital (1888)
"SUPPLEMENT TO "CAPITAL", 28th SEPTEMBER, 197i How to Revive the textile Machinery
Industry By RC MAHESHWARI General Manager, ..."