textile

noun

/ˈtekstaɪl/

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[countable] any type of cloth made by weaving or knitting
- a factory producing a range of textiles
- the textile industry
- a textile designer
- a producer of fine cotton textiles
Synonyms fabric
fabric
- cloth
- material
- textile
These are all words for woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture.
- fabric woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture:
  cotton fabric
  furnishing fabrics
  Fabric is often fairly strong material, and is often used when talking about covering furniture or making curtains.
- cloth fabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc:
  His bandages had been made from strips of cloth.
  Cloth is often fairly light material, especially in a form that has not been printed, treated, or prepared for use in any way. Cloth is frequently used in talking about buying and selling woven material.
- material fabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc:
  ‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’
  Material is a more general word than fabric or cloth as it has the related meaning of ‘a substance that things can be made from’. It is not used when it might not be clear which type of material is meant: furnishing material • the material industry • a material manufacturer
- textile any type of fabric made by weaving or knitting:
  He owns a factory producing a range of textiles.
  the textile industry
  Textile is used mostly when talking about the business of making woven materials. The industry of making textiles is called textiles: He got a job in textiles.
Patterns
- woven/cotton/woollen fabric/cloth/material/textiles
- synthetic fabric/material/textiles
- printed fabric/cloth/textiles
- curtain/dress fabric/material
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- embroidered
- printed
- woven
- …
textile + noun
- business
- company
- factory
- …
preposition
- in textiles
phrases
- the manufacture/production of textiles
See full entry
textiles
[plural] the industry that makes cloth
- He got a job in textiles.
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- embroidered
- printed
- woven
- …
textile + noun
- business
- company
- factory
- …
preposition
- in textiles
phrases
- the manufacture/production of textiles
See full entry

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin textilis, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere.

单词	textile
释义	textile noun /ˈtekstaɪl/ /ˈtekstaɪl/ jump to other results [countable] any type of cloth made by weaving or knitting a factory producing a range of textiles the textile industry a textile designer a producer of fine cotton textiles Synonyms fabricfabric cloth material textile These are all words for woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture. fabric woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture: cotton fabric furnishing fabrics Fabric is often fairly strong material, and is often used when talking about covering furniture or making curtains. cloth fabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc: His bandages had been made from strips of cloth. Cloth is often fairly light material, especially in a form that has not been printed, treated, or prepared for use in any way. Cloth is frequently used in talking about buying and selling woven material. material fabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc: ‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’ Material is a more general word than fabric or cloth as it has the related meaning of ‘a substance that things can be made from’. It is not used when it might not be clear which type of material is meant: furnishing material • the material industry • a material manufacturer textile any type of fabric made by weaving or knitting: He owns a factory producing a range of textiles. the textile industry Textile is used mostly when talking about the business of making woven materials. The industry of making textiles is called textiles: He got a job in textiles. Patterns woven/cotton/woollen fabric/cloth/material/textiles synthetic fabric/material/textiles printed fabric/cloth/textiles curtain/dress fabric/material Topics Clothes and Fashionc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective embroidered printed woven … textile + noun business company factory … preposition in textiles phrases the manufacture/production of textiles See full entry textiles [plural] the industry that makes cloth He got a job in textiles. Topics Clothes and Fashionc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective embroidered printed woven … textile + noun business company factory … preposition in textiles phrases the manufacture/production of textiles See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin textilis, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere.
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