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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers;
- Example: "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"
- Example: "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"
- Example: "she measured off enough material for a dress"
[syn: fabric, cloth, material, textile]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to fabrics or fabric making;
- Example: "textile research"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Textile \Tex"tile\, n.
   That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving.
   --Bacon.
   [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Textile \Tex"tile\, a. [L. textilis, fr. texere to weave: cf. F.
   textile. See Text.]
   Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts;
   woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile
   fabrics.
   [1913 Webster]

   Textile cone (Zool.), a beautiful cone shell (Conus
      textilis) in which the colors are arranged so that they
      resemble certain kinds of cloth.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

textile
    adj 1: of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile
           research"
    n 1: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or
         crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the
         curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth
         originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured
         off enough material for a dress" [syn: fabric, cloth,
         material, textile]