1
: cloth sense 1a
especially : a woven or knit cloth
2
: a fiber, filament, or yarn used in making cloth

Examples of textile in a Sentence

They import fine silk textiles from China. brought back a whole suitcase of beautiful textiles from India
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Bedrooms are boutique in style—with plush velvet, button headboards in regal jewel colours—such as scarlet-red and emerald-green—while damask textiles and carriage-style mirrors evoke the golden-age of train travel. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 Known for its scientific solution to the mounting mountain of textile waste, Eeden’s chemical recycling technology recovers pure cellulose and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) building blocks from cotton-polyester blends. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 19 May 2025 Tess Hall is the art and antique director at Casa Branca, a home decor and textile retail company. Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025 Cannabis has been cultivated in Anatolia for nearly 4,000 years, serving the Ottoman Empire for rope, textiles, and medicinal uses. Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for textile

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from neuter of textilis woven, from texere

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of textile was in 1626

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“Textile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/textile. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

textile

noun
tex·​tile ˈtek-ˌstīl How to pronounce textile (audio)
ˈteks-tᵊl
: cloth sense 1
especially : a woven or knit cloth

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