Hypertext Webster Gateway: "textile"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Textile \Tex"tile\, a. [L. textilis, fr. texere to weave: cf. F.
textile. See {Text}.]
Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts;
woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile
fabrics.
{Textile cone} (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful cone shell ({Conus
textilis}) in which the colors are arranged so that they
resemble certain kinds of cloth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Textile \Tex"tile\, n.
That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving.
--Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
textile
adj : of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile
research"
n : artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or
crocheting natural or synthetic fibers [syn: {fabric}, {cloth},
{material}]
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