textile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any material made of interlacing or matted fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles, woven or nonwoven.
  2. A non-nudist.
adj
  1. Clothing compulsive.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛk.staɪl/ en-us-textile.ogg /ˈtek.stɑel/ /ˈtek.staɪl/ [ˈtek.stɑe̯l]

Word forms

textile textiles more textile most textile

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin textile, substantive use of textilis (“woven”), from texō (“weave”).

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