adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles. plural-normally
2. 2
   artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers wordnet
3. 3
   A non-nudist.

Adjective

1. 1
   Clothing compulsive.

   "a textile beach"

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to fabrics or fabric making wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fabricbraidedclothclothclothing compulsivedrapery

Antonyms

All antonyms

clothing optionalantonym(s) ofnaturist

Example

More examples

"Textile News has a large following among those working in the textile industry."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

e-textiletextile arttextile bananatextile coneclothing compulsive

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