textile

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tex·tile | \ ˈtek-ˌstī(-ə)l

, ˈteks-tᵊl \

Definition of textile

1 : cloth sense 1a especially : a woven or knit cloth

2 : a fiber, filament, or yarn used in making cloth

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Examples of textile in a Sentence

They import fine silk textiles from China. brought back a whole suitcase of beautiful textiles from India

Recent Examples on the Web William Morris was a British textile designer, poet, artist, conservationist, and socialist. — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2021 The Danish textile designer makes some of the most exquisite modern materials typically used by leading furniture designers — and in the Range Rover the wool helps create a sense of a contemporary living room environment. — Nargess Banks, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021 Having been the venue for hosting presidents, the home is now the setting for modern textile designer Caitlin Wilson’s newest collection, Grand-mère. — Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2021 Fall River, once a major textile manufacturer, have long been powered by different economic engines. — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2021 The latest project between McCartney and LVMH involves funding a pilot program involving a regenerative cotton farm in Turkey with textile manufacturer Söktaş. — Sofia Lotto Persio, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 In 2020, Algaeing began working with Avgol, a nonwoven textile manufacturer specializing in hygiene, medical and PPE products. — Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 14 Oct. 2021 Undrafted out of Fayetteville State, Armstrong worked at a North Carolina textile mill before toiling in Greece, Cyprus and the now-defunct USBL and CBA for three seasons before cracking an NBA roster. — Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2021 Their distillation process, which takes place in a 150-year-old textile mill just south of Portland, extracts more of juniper’s fruity and floral notes and adds grapefruit zest, hops, and coriander seed for a more focused flavor profile. — Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021

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