Definition of textile noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

textile

noun

/ˈtekstaɪl/

[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
fabriccloth ▪ material ▪ textileThese 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
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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
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin textilis, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere.

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Nearby words

alloy

noun

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