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tex·tile ( P ) Pronunciation Key (tkstl, -tl)
n.
A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric.
Fiber or yarn for weaving or knitting into cloth.
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[Latin, from neuter of textilis, woven, from textus, past participle of texere, to weave. See text.]
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textile
\Tex"tile\, a. [L. textilis, fr. texere to weave: cf. F. textile. See Text.] Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics.
Textile cone (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful cone shell (Conus textilis) in which the colors are arranged so that they resemble certain kinds of cloth.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
textile
\Tex"tile\, n. That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving. --Bacon.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
textile
adj : of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile research" n : artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" [syn: fabric, cloth, material]
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