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textile

tex·tile

UK/ˈtek.staɪl/ US/ˈtɛk.staɪl/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

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”
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adjective

1.

of or relating to fabrics or fabric making

  • “textile research”

Origin

Borrowed from Latin textile, substantive use of textilis (“woven”), from texō (“weave”).

Phrases

  • textile art
  • textile banana
  • textile cone

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