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textile::noun | Spocien Dictionary

textile
noun
/'tɛkstɪl/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Type Words
Synonyms cloth, fabric, material
Type of artefact, artifact
Has types aertex, alpaca, bagging, baize, basket weave, batik, batiste, belting, bombazine, boucle, broadcloth, brocade, buckram, bunting, calico, cambric, camel's hair, camelhair, camlet, camo, camouflage, canopy, canton flannel, canvas, canvass, cashmere, cerecloth, challis, chambray, chenille, chiffon, chino, chintz, coating, cobweb, cord, corduroy, cotton, cotton flannel, crape, crepe, cretonne, crinoline, damask, denim, diamante, diaper, dimity, doeskin, drapery, duck, duffel, duffle, dungaree, durable press, yoke, acrylic, wincey, wire cloth, wool, woolen, woollen, worsted, aba, elastic, etamin, etamine, faille, felt, fiber, fibre, flannel, flannelette, fleece, foulard, frieze, fustian, gabardine, georgette, gingham, grogram, grosgrain, hair, haircloth, herringbone, homespun, hopsack, hopsacking, horsehair, imitation leather, jaconet, jacquard, jean, khaddar, khadi, khaki, knit, lace, lame, leatherette, linen, linsey-woolsey, lint, lisle, macintosh, mackinaw, mackintosh, madras, marseille, mesh, meshing, meshwork, metallic, mohair, moire, moleskin, monk's cloth, moquette, moreen, motley, mousseline de sole, muslin, nankeen, net, network, ninon, nylon, oilcloth, olive drab, organza, paisley, panting, pepper-and-salt, percale, permanent press, piece of cloth, piece of material, pilot cloth, pina cloth, pinstripe, pique, plaid, plush, polyester, pongee, poplin, print, quilting, rayon, rep, repp, sackcloth, sacking, sailcloth, samite, sateen, satin, satinet, satinette, screening, scrim, seersucker, serge, shag, shantung, sharkskin, sheeting, shirting, shirttail, silesia, silk, spandex, sponge cloth, stammel, suede, suede cloth, suiting, swan's down, taffeta, tammy, tapa, tapestry, tapis, tappa, tartan, terry, terry cloth, terrycloth, ticking, toweling, towelling, trousering, tweed, twill, upholstery material, velcro, velour, velours, velvet, velveteen, vicuna, viyella, voile, vulcanized fiber, wash-and-wear, watered-silk, waterproof, web, webbing, whipcord

textile:: | Spocien Dictionary

textile
/'tɛkstɪl/
of or relating to fabrics or fabric making
Type Words


textile research.

Examples of textile

textile
Some half a million textile workers have lost their jobs in the past six months.
From the businessweek.com
Today, the Greenville resident works in textile sales, now for a Charlotte firm.
From the thestate.com
DuPont enjoyed great success in the textile fiber business for over sixty years.
From the delawareonline.com
Then, in the past decade, its textile and furniture plants went out of business.
From the newsobserver.com
Luncheon and lecture by antique costume and textile specialist Colleen Callahan.
From the inrich.com
He said there are too many textile and furniture jobs still being lost overseas.
From the newsobserver.com
To remain competitive, he needs late-model textile machinery at used-car prices.
From the nytimes.com
But despite the defections to Mexico, American textile exports are still rising.
From the economist.com
The control samples were the composite without any textile fabric reinforcement.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • Fabric: 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"
  • Of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile research"
  • A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw wool fibres, linen, cotton, or other material on a spinning wheel to produce long strands. ...
  • Textile is a lightweight markup language originally developed by Dean Allen and billed as a "humane Web text generator". ...
  • Cloth produced from a fabric; a non-naturist; clothing compulsive
  • (Textiles) refers to fibers from discarded apparel, furniture, linens (sheets and towels), and carpets. Examples of recycling include converting apparel and linens into wiper rags and processing textiles into new products (linen paper or carpet padding). (U.S. EPA, 1996b)
  • (textiles) Any material made with yarns, cloth or fibers.
  • (Textiles) (pillows, quilts, linens, afghans, yarn, napkins, placemats, doilies, yardage)
  • (Textiles) Cloth. The textile sector is important for trade, along with apparel, because with some exceptions (synthetics) it is a very labor intensive sector, and it is therefore a likely source of comparative advantage for developing countries. See textiles and apparel.
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