Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric.
- noun Fiber or yarn for weaving or knitting into cloth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to weaving: as, the textile art.
- Woven, or capable of being woven; formed by weaving: as, textile fabrics; textile materials, such as wool, flax, silk, cotton.
- noun A woven fabric.
- noun A material suitable for weaving into a textile fabric: as, hemp and other textiles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; ; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving.
- adjective (Zoöl.) a beautiful cone shell (
Conus textilis ) in which the colors are arranged so that they resemble certain kinds of cloth. - noun That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun usually plural
Cloth produced from afabric . - noun naturism a non-
nudist - adjective naturism
clothing compulsive .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- adjective of or relating to fabrics or fabric making
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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HOLLINGS: Not only high-tech, important jobs, what you call a textile job.
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I don't know whether the producers coerced him or not (more on this later), but Mondo tells us the story: The textile is based on a plus sign that represents his HIV positive status.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 10 Recap: The Fabric of Their Lives
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It might be supposed that technical advances in textile manufacture and dye technology would have resulted in greater innovation in kit design.
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Covered in textile, the steel frame is upholstered with elastic material which effortlessly stretches when the height of the seated or standing position is adjusted.
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It might be supposed that technical advances in textile manufacture and dye technology would have resulted in greater innovation in kit design.
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I don't know whether the producers coerced him or not (more on this later), but Mondo tells us the story: The textile is based on a plus sign that represents his HIV positive status.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 10 Recap: The Fabric of Their Lives
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I'm much more comfortable wallowing around the bush in textile I don't have to protect.
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I don't know whether the producers coerced him or not (more on this later), but Mondo tells us the story: The textile is based on a plus sign that represents his HIV positive status.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 10 Recap: The Fabric of Their Lives
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I'm much more comfortable wallowing around the bush in textile I don't have to protect.
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The plan is to include approximately 275 images from knitters [and crocheters] around the world that represent unique interactions with our urban environments, innovation in textile design, and an overall sense of integration between art and craft.
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