tex·tile (t ks t l , -t l)n. 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.] |
textile
Noun
any fabric or cloth, esp. a woven one
Adjective
of or relating to fabrics or their production: the world textile market [Latin textilis woven]
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| 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"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white linen camel's hair, camelhair - a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel camlet - a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair camo, camouflage - fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of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 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 cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers Canton flannel, cotton flannel - a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side 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 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 edging - border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) |
| Adj. | 1. | textile - of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile research" |
Translations
n textile [ˈtekstail]
a cloth or fabric made by weaving woollen textiles; (also adjective ) the textile industry. tekstiel نَسيج، قِماش текстилен tkanina; textilní tekstil; tekstil- die Textilien(pl.); Textil-... υφαντό, κλωστοϋφαντουργικός textil kangas, tekstiili- پارچه؛ منسوج tekstiili textile טֶקסטִיל कपडा़ tkanina, tekstil szövet, textil tekstil ofið efni, vefnaður, textíll tessile 織物 직물; 천 audinys, tekstilė tekstilrūpniecība tekstil textiel tekstil(-) tkanina têxtil material textil текстиль tkanina; textília tekstil; tekstilen tekstil textil สิ่งทอ dokuma, tekstil 紡織品(的) текстиль کپڑا، پارچہ hàng dệt may 纺织品（的）
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