textile

noun tex·tile \ ˈtek-ˌstī(-ə)l , ˈteks-tᵊl \

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

Definition of textile

1 : cloth 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 of textile from the Web

Zafirakou, who works as an art and textiles teacher, stressed the importance of funding arts programs in schools and said such programmes teach students how to think creatively, but also teach them resilience and perseverance.

— andrea zelinski, Houston Chronicle, "Texas making strides, but still needs improvements in early education, report finds," 18 Apr. 2018
Upon entering the space, Woolfalk’s image of a home is displayed on the left wall, as a large vinyl wrapping made from textile patterns from around the globe.

— sophie cannon, BostonGlobe.com, "At the ICA, ‘Home,’ the digital-hybrid kind, is where the art is," 13 Apr. 2018
Rwanda has been supporting Chinese investors to set up textile factories in the hopes that the country eventually can produce affordable products and create 350,000 jobs by 2025.

— rodney muhumuza, The Christian Science Monitor, "Thread war: Rwanda takes a stand against cheap, secondhand clothes from the US," 12 Apr. 2018
Its businesses include hardware chain Obi and textile discounter Kik.

— deutsche welle, USA TODAY, "German billionaire goes missing on skiing trip in Swiss Alps," 12 Apr. 2018
Rwanda has been supporting Chinese investors to set up textile factories in the hopes that the country eventually can produce affordable products and create 350,000 jobs by 2025.

— Washington Post, "Another Trump trade war, this time with Rwanda over clothes," 12 Apr. 2018
Nesi, who had to close his grandfather’s decades-old textile business, understands the problems firsthand.

— New York Times, "New & Noteworthy," 10 Apr. 2018
Her father was an accountant at a textile factory and her mother was a nurse.

— dexter filkins, The New Yorker, "How Did We Come to Know You?," 10 Apr. 2018
More than a year of research and dozens of cold calls led her to the one textile factory that would work with such a small, upstart business.

— ariella gintzler, Outside Online, "The Upstart Brand Making Affordable Kids Apparel," 6 Apr. 2018

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