any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.
a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile.
adjective
woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics.
of or relating to weaving.
of or relating to textiles or the production of textiles: the textile industry.
Origin of textile
1520–30; <Latin textilis woven, textile (noun use of neuter) woven fabric, equivalent to text(us), past participle of texere to weave + -ilis, -ile-ile
Words nearby textile
text edition, text editor, texter, text hand, textiform, textile, textlationship, text message, text messaging, text processing, textspeak
Founded in 2018, Reflect Innovation, a Joy Ventures portfolio company, has developed a portable interactive textile product that utilizes biofeedback to help people become aware of their emotional state and experience moments of calm.
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Reflect founder Noga Sapir combined her passions for neuroscience and textile design to create this tool—a contrast to the many tech solutions on the market that feature hard surfaces and screens.
5 companies that want to track your emotions|jakemeth|August 22, 2020|Fortune
Certainly, previous declines in American manufacturing, such as the waves of textile and steel layoffs in the 1980s, could be linked more or less directly to gains in developing countries.
Unmade in America|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 14, 2020|MIT Technology Review
In recent weeks, several firms, including Aditya Birla Group’s Grasim Industries, Mumbai-based textile company Ruby Mills and suitings brand Donear, among others, have launched fabrics that promise to keep clothes virus-free.
Indian textile makers are trying to survive Covid-19 by launching “anti-virus” fabrics|Hiren Mansukhani|July 7, 2020|Quartz
After World War I, unions began their losing and lethal battle with textile owners across the South.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vibrant color surfaced in textile and in beading and embroidery.
How World Wars Made Females More Androgynous|Liza Foreman|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One artistic embrace of the textile comes with a specific political message.
Shining a Spotlight on Mexico’s Iconic Textile—the Rebozo|Liza Foreman|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Japan had very rich tradition of clothing appreciation for wearing clothes and for textile.
Comme Des Garçons, Kenzo, and More Japanese Designers at Paris Fashion Week|Liza Foreman|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our goal is to bring global awareness to a Peruvian textile industry.
Put Down That Cashmere. There’s a New Luxury Wool in Town|Ann Binlot|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In 1812 they built a factory in Paisley, Scotland, which had long been noted for its textile industries.
The Invention of the Sewing Machine|Grace Rogers Cooper
She must be food expert, and textile expert, medicine and poison expert.
The American Country Girl|Martha Foote Crow
It rapidly extracts grease and oil from textile fabrics without injuring the colour.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
A number of examples may be given illustrating this remarkable power of textile combination over ornament.
A Study Of The Textile Art In Its Relation To The Development Of Form And Ornament|William H. Holmes
The culture of the silkworm is extensive; there are textile and hardware manufactures.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
British Dictionary definitions for textile
textile
/ (ˈtɛkstaɪl) /
noun
any fabric or cloth, esp woven
raw material suitable to be made into cloth; fibre or yarn
a non-nudist, as described by nudists; one who wears clothes
adjective
of or relating to fabrics or the making of fabrics
Word Origin for textile
C17: from Latin textilis woven, from texere to weave