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Textile Common

Textile has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles.

"The factory produces various textiles, ranging from soft wool carpets to durable geotextiles used in road construction."

In plain English: A textile is any fabric made by weaving, knitting, or pressing together threads of fiber to make cloth for clothes and other things.

"The soft textile felt comfortable against my skin."

Usage: Textile refers to any fabric or cloth created by weaving, knitting, or felting fibers together. Use this term when discussing materials like cotton shirts, wool blankets, or industrial fabrics rather than single strands of thread.

Adjective
1

of or relating to fabrics or fabric making

"textile research"

2

Clothing compulsive.

"He is a textile who spends hours every day buying and organizing fabrics instead of wearing them."

Example Sentences
"The soft textile felt comfortable against my skin." noun
"She bought a soft cotton textile for her new dress." noun
"The museum displayed ancient textiles from various cultures." noun
"He studied the texture of the fine wool textile under magnification." noun
See Also
wool cotton oose aso oke stuff semiconvertible schiffli counting glass
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
artifact
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
aba acrylic Aertex alpaca baize basket weave batik batiste belting bombazine boucle broadcloth brocade buckram bunting calico cambric camel's hair camlet camouflage canopy canvas cashmere cerecloth challis chambray chenille chiffon chino chintz coating cobweb cord cotton cotton flannel crepe cretonne crinoline damask denim diamante diaper dimity doeskin drapery duck duffel elastic etamine faille felt fiber flannel flannelette fleece foulard frieze fustian gabardine georgette gingham grogram grosgrain haircloth herringbone homespun hopsacking horsehair jaconet jacquard khadi khaki knit lace lame leatherette linen linsey-woolsey lint lisle mackinaw mackintosh madras marseille metallic mohair moire moleskin monk's cloth moquette moreen motley mousseline de sole muslin nankeen net ninon nylon oilcloth olive drab organza paisley panting pepper-and-salt percale permanent press piece of cloth pilot cloth pinstripe pique plush polyester pongee poplin print quilting rayon rep sackcloth sacking sailcloth samite sateen satin satinet screening scrim seersucker serge shag shantung sharkskin sheeting shirting shirttail silesia silk spandex sponge cloth stammel suede cloth suiting swan's down taffeta tammy tapa tapestry tartan terry ticking toweling tweed twill upholstery material Velcro velour velvet velveteen vicuna Viyella voile wash-and-wear waterproof web webbing whipcord wincey wire cloth wool worsted yoke pina cloth

Origin

The word textile comes from the Latin term textilis, which means "woven." It is derived from the verb texō, also meaning to weave.

Rhyming Words
ile lile wile tile nile vile sile hile rile bile kile file pile mile bfile avile edile chile baile prile
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