tex·tile

(tĕks′tīl′, -təl)

1. A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric.

2. Fiber or yarn for weaving or knitting into cloth.

[Latin, from neuter of textilis, woven, from textus, past participle of texere, to weave; see text.]

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textile

(ˈtɛkstaɪl)

1. (Textiles) any fabric or cloth, esp woven

2. (Textiles) raw material suitable to be made into cloth; fibre or yarn

3. a non-nudist, as described by nudists; one who wears clothes

adj

(Textiles) of or relating to fabrics or the making of fabrics

[C17: from Latin textilis woven, from texere to weave]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tex•tile

(ˈtɛks taɪl, -tɪl)

n.

1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.

2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving.

adj.

3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics.

4. of or pertaining to weaving.

5. of or pertaining to textiles or their production: the textile industry.

[1520–30; < Latin textilis woven, textile woven fabric =tex(ere) to weave + -tilis, -tile -tile]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	textile - 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" cloth, fabric, material artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole aba - a fabric woven from goat hair and camel hair acrylic - a synthetic fabric Aertex - a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear alpaca - a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the Lama pacos, or made of a rayon or cotton imitation of that wool baize - a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables basket weave - a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket batik - a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted batiste - a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses belting - the material of which belts are made bombazine - a twilled fabric used for dresses; the warp is silk and the weft is worsted; "black bombazine is frequently used for mourning garments" boucle - a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect broadcloth - a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib broadcloth - a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish brocade - thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern buckram - a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing bunting - a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc. calico - coarse cloth with a bright print cambric - a finely woven white linen camelhair, camel's hair - a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel camlet - a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair camo, camouflage - fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background canopy - the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air canvas, canvass - a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) cashmere - a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat cerecloth - a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud challis - a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed) chambray - a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp chenille - a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads chiffon - a sheer fabric of silk or rayon chino - a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms chintz - a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric coating - a heavy fabric suitable for coats cobweb - a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider corduroy, cord - a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers Canton flannel, cotton flannel - a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side crape, crepe - a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface cretonne - an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies crinoline - a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing damask - a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it dungaree, jean, denim - a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric diamante - fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones diaper - a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures dimity - a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains doeskin - a fine smooth soft woolen fabric drapery - cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds duck - a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents duffel, duffle - a coarse heavy woolen fabric edging - border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) elastic - a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material etamin, etamine - a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc. faille - a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton felt - a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers vulcanized fiber, fibre, fiber - a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth flannel - a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing flannelette - a cotton fabric imitating flannel fleece - a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing foulard - a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)
Adj.	1.	textile - of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile research"

Translations

نَسِيجنَسيج، قِماش

textilietextilnítkanina

tekstil

Stoff stofflich textilTextilieTextilien

ύφασμα

textil

tekstiilikangaskude

textile

tekstil

textil

ofiî efni, vefnaîur, textíll

tessile stoffa

織物

직물

tekstilė

audumstekstilrūpniecība

textíliatkanina

textil

สิ่งทอ

tekstil dokuma

vải dệt

纺织品

textile

[ˈtekstaɪl]

A. ADJ → textil

B. N → textil m, tejido m

C. CPD textile industry N → industria f textil
textile worker N → obrero/a m/f (del ramo) textil

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

textile

[ˈtɛkstaɪl]

n (= fabric) → textile m

modif [business, trade, industry, worker] → du textile; [sector, company, factory, mill] → textile textiles

npl (= industry) → textile m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

textile

adj → Textil-; textile industry → Textilindustrie f

n → Stoff m; textiles → Textilien pl, → Textilwaren pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

textile

[ˈtɛkstaɪl]

1. adj → tessile
textile industry → industria tessile

2. n → tessuto textiles npl (industry) → industria tessile; (materials) → tessuti mpl

textile

(ˈtekstail) noun

a cloth or fabric made by weaving. woollen textiles; (also adjective) the textile industry.

textile

→ نَسِيج textilie tekstil Stoff ύφασμα textil tekstiili textile tekstil stoffa 織物 직물 textiel tekstil tkanina tecido текстиль textil สิ่งทอ tekstil vải dệt 纺织品

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