textileadj.n.
/ˈtɛkstʌɪl/, /ˈtɛkstᵻl/, U.S. /ˈtɛkˌstaɪl/ A. adj.
1.
a. That has been or may be woven. Also, of or pertaining to a man-made fibre or filament, not necessarily woven.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > that may be woven
weavable1483
textile1656
weavy1683
textible1727
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > non-woven
textile1852
non-woven1945
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Textile,..that is weaved or wounden, embroidered.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Textile,..woven; capable of being woven.
1852 W. J. Conybeare & J. S. Howson Life & Epist. St. Paul II. xx. 226 The wine and the textile fabrics of Cos.
1868 J. E. T. Rogers Man. Polit. Econ. viii. 73 Cotton and wool and other textile materials..from all quarters.
1910 Mitchell & Prideaux Fibres used in Textile & Allied Industries i. 8 Textile papers. (a) Spinning fibres in raw state... (b) Cotton or flax fibre previously spun.
1931 K. P. Hess Textile Fibers & their Use v. 232 The fourth method of dissolving cellulose and forming it into fine filaments was worked out... Textile fibres were not developed to any great extent by this method until the close of the World War.
1961 Wall St. Jrnl. 23 Jan. 2/3 DuPont Co. announced it will close its textile rayon operation..by August.
1972 Daily Tel. 20 Nov. 11/4 One single step is..required to convert the chemical raw material of the synthetic fibres into a finished textile cloth, no weaving or knitting being required.
1981 M. L. Joseph Essent. Textiles ii. 9 Textile fibres..can be manufactured from natural fibrous materials such as wood pulp (rayon) or synthesized from chemicals with no resemblance to fibrous forms (nylon, polyester).
b. Natural History. Having markings resembling a woven surface; e.g. textile cone, a species of cone-shell, Conus textilis, so marked; textile snake.
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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having weave-like markings
textile1802
1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. 462 Textile Snake. Coluber Textilis... Yellowish-grey Snake, freckled with black, and marked by numerous, undulated, transverse, bright-ferruginous stripes.
1891 Cent. Dict. Textile cone.
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2. Of or connected with weaving: see B. 1b.
3. Naturism. Non-naturist; spec. applied to places, etc., prohibited to nudists. Cf. B. 3.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > not naked or naturist
unnaked1628
textile1970
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective] > naturist or nudist > places, etc., prohibited to
textile1970
1970 Newsweek 25 May 55/2 Its guests follow a daily routine little different from that of the ‘textile tourists’—or non-nudists—in nearby hotels.
1979 P. Vallack Free Sun xi. 125 The peninsula that separates textile camping from Funtona Bay designated for nudism.
B. n.
1.
a. A woven fabric; any kind of cloth. Also, a synthetic material suitable for weaving; any of various materials, as a bonded fabric, which do not require weaving. (Usually in plural.)
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > woven
webOE
webOE
wefta1398
stuff1462
tissue1565
weave1581
contexture1603
textile1626
texturea1656
woof1674
webbing1739
fabric1753
mail net1875
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §846 In the warp and woof of textiles.
1870 D. Rock Textile Fabrics (S. Kensington Mus.) Introd. p. x The word ‘textile’ means every kind of stuff, no matter its material, wrought in the loom.
1885 Manch. Examiner 5 June 5/6 Machines for the preparation of textiles.
1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 3 May 4/1 The prices of textiles have fallen considerably.
1908 A. E. Garrett Fibres for Fabrics iv. 100 Since the Chardonnet silk [sc. artificial silk] is so much more deteriorated by pure water..it matters little, so far as its extended use in textiles is concerned.
1927 M. H. Avram Rayon Industry i. 1 ‘Rayon’—the first synthetic textile... We shall briefly trace the steps from its conception; through..its struggle to gain a place as a commercially possible textile fibre.
1961 Wall St. Jrnl. 1 Dec. 14/2 Mead,..in cooperation with M. Lowenstein & Sons, Inc...is working on paper ‘textiles’.
1962 Z. Travníček tr. Krčma Nonwoven Textiles i. 11 Nonwoven textiles and, particularly, adhesively bonded textiles can be manufactured by many processes.
1970 Cabinet Maker & Retail Furnisher 23 Oct. 173/2 The original term ‘non-woven textiles’ used for adhesively-bonded fabrics has grown more and more obscure as novel manufacturing technologies based on mechanical bonding processes have been introduced.
1970 Cabinet Maker & Retail Furnisher 23 Oct. 173/2 As a first simplification we can say that ‘non-woven’ textiles do not comprise traditional textile structures made by processes other than weaving (ie knitting, braiding, lace manufacture, etc). The present meaning of ‘non-woven textiles’ refers to pliable and porous products from textile materials that are reinforced by mechanical or chemical means.
b. attributive (or as adj.) Of or pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics. Also, of non-woven fabric.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > woven
browdenOE
woven1488
traceda1525
obtexed1623
wove1710
loomed1729
woofed1820
textile1844
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [adjective] > weaving
textorian1656
textrine1713
textorial1774
textile1844
1844 G. Dodd Textile Manuf. Great Brit. Introd. 6 By ‘Textile manufactures’ are meant those in which filaments of cotton, of flax, of silk, or of wool, are wrought into a form fitted to be used in the making of garments.
1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxii. 569 The great..centre of textile industry in England was the two north-eastern counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.
1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. i. 7 Among textile arts are to be ranged matting, netting, and several grades of making and weaving threads.
1971 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 23 Nov. 1/8 Suskin was a principal in Derby Fabrics, Inc..., a textile converting and jobbing concern.
1971 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 23 Nov. 1/8 Suskin entered a business relationship with Jerry Kassel, Inc..., also a textile converter.
1974 Times 12 Feb. 11 Louis van Praag has a theory that textiles should not be designed by textile designers.
1976 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 125 21/1 Most textile conservation begins with cleaning to remove the harmful effects of atmospheric pollution, dust, dirt and undesirable or damaging stains or soiling.
1976 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 125 24/2 The Textile Conservation Centre came into being primarily to provide the foundation for new textile conservators to base their studies.
2. Fibrous material, as flax, cotton, silk, etc., suitable for being spun and woven into yarn, cloth, etc.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > [noun]
textile1648
fibre1870
1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick ii. xii. 247 The materials..were not from any hearb, or vegetable, as other textils, but from a stone called Amiantus.
1883 Nature 8 Mar. 430/1 As to textiles, the origin of flax is somewhat complicated.
1889 Science 1 Feb. 81/2 The discovery of a new textile on the shores of the Caspian.
3. Naturism. A non-naturist; spec. one who wears a swimming costume on the beach.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > non-naturist
textile1979
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > non-naturist > types of
textile1979
1979 Listener 4 Jan. 20/1 The world's first naturist community..is up for sale and will probably become a holiday resort for ‘textiles’—the word naturists use for people who keep their clothes on when they could take them off.
1979 P. Vallack Free Sun vii. 85 What would the sign have to do? Alert non-naturists (textiles) that they will see nude bathers if they continue in that direction.
1983 Times 6 July 32/2 The topless generally inhabit the more remote ends of the beach well away from the ‘textiles’.
Derivatives
ˈtextilist n. one engaged in the textile industry; a weaver or seller of cloth.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > one who
webber1255
weaver1362
textour1558
loom-flittera1657
loom-worker1659
textilist1855
shuttler1870
1855 Ecclesiologist 16 275 The handicraft of the goldsmith, stone carver, and textilist.
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