adj
Meaning 1
Clothing compulsive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, naturism
Examples
- a textile beach
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
textile
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɛk.staɪl/
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Australian: /ˈtek.stɑel/
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New-Zealand: /ˈtek.staɪl/
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New-Zealand: [ˈtek.stɑe̯l]
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rhymes with -ɛkstaɪl
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CMU ARPABET: T EH1 K S T AY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any material made of interlacing or matted fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles, woven or nonwoven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural-normally
Examples
- Near-synonym: cloth (not always differentiated)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fabric, material, cloth, textile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: material, matter, substance, stuff
noun
Meaning 3
A non-nudist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, naturism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nudist, naturist
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to fabrics or fabric making
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- textile research
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fabric, cloth, material
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: artifact, artefact
Narrower terms: aba, acrylic, Aertex, alpaca, baize, basket weave, batik, batiste, belting, bombazine, boucle, broadcloth, brocade, buckram, bunting, calico, cambric, camel's hair, camelhair, camlet, camouflage, camo, canopy, canvas, canvass, cashmere, cerecloth, challis, chambray, chenille, chiffon, chino, chintz, coating, cobweb, cord, corduroy, cotton, cotton flannel, Canton flannel, crepe, crape, cretonne, crinoline, damask, denim, dungaree, jean, diamante, diaper, dimity, doeskin, drapery, duck, duffel, duffle, elastic, etamine, etamin, faille, felt, fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber, flannel, flannelette, fleece, foulard, frieze, fustian, gabardine, georgette, gingham, grogram, grosgrain, haircloth, hair, herringbone, homespun, hopsacking, hopsack, horsehair, jaconet, jacquard, khadi, khaddar, khaki, knit, lace, lame, leatherette, imitation leather, linen, linsey-woolsey, lint, lisle, mackinaw, mackintosh, macintosh, madras, marseille, metallic, mohair, moire, watered-silk, moleskin, monk's cloth, moquette, moreen, motley, mousseline de sole, muslin, nankeen, net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork, ninon, nylon, oilcloth, olive drab, organza, paisley, panting, trousering, pepper-and-salt, percale, permanent press, durable press, piece of cloth, piece of material, pilot cloth, pinstripe, pique, plush, polyester, pongee, poplin, print, quilting, rayon, rep, repp, sackcloth, sacking, bagging, sailcloth, samite, sateen, satin, satinet, satinette, screening, scrim, seersucker, serge, shag, shantung, sharkskin, sheeting, shirting, shirttail, silesia, silk, spandex, sponge cloth, stammel, suede cloth, suede, suiting, swan's down, taffeta, tammy, tapa, tappa, tapestry, tapis, tartan, plaid, terry, terry cloth, terrycloth, ticking, toweling, towelling, tweed, twill, upholstery material, Velcro, velour, velours, velvet, velveteen, vicuna, Viyella, voile, wash-and-wear, waterproof, web, webbing, whipcord, wincey, wire cloth, wool, woolen, woollen, worsted, yoke, pina cloth
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin textile, substantive use of textilis (“woven”), from texō (“weave”).
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: плат (plat) — cloth produced from fabric
- Chinese Mandarin: 紡織 /纺织 (fǎngzhī) — cloth produced from fabric
- Chinese Mandarin: 紡織品 /纺织品 (fǎngzhīpǐn) — cloth produced from fabric
- Danish: tekstil — cloth produced from fabric
- Dutch: textiel — cloth produced from fabric
- Esperanto: teksajo — cloth produced from fabric
- Finnish: tekstiili — cloth produced from fabric
- Finnish: kude — cloth produced from fabric
- Finnish: kangas — cloth produced from fabric
- French: textile — cloth produced from fabric
- Galician: téxtil — cloth produced from fabric
- Georgian: ტექსტილი (ṭeksṭili) — cloth produced from fabric
- German: Textilie — cloth produced from fabric
- Ancient Greek: ὕφασμα (húphasma) — cloth produced from fabric
- Hungarian: szövet — cloth produced from fabric
- Icelandic: textíll — cloth produced from fabric
- Italian: tessuti — cloth produced from fabric
- Japanese: 織物 (orimono) — cloth produced from fabric
- Japanese: テクスタイル (tekusutairu) — cloth produced from fabric
- Latin: textilus — cloth produced from fabric
- Māori: pūeru — cloth produced from fabric
- Nivkh: пос (pos) — cloth produced from fabric
- Norwegian Bokmål: tekstil — cloth produced from fabric
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tekstil — cloth produced from fabric
- Plautdietsch: Zeich — cloth produced from fabric
- Polish: włókienniczy — cloth produced from fabric
- Polish: materiały włokiennicze — cloth produced from fabric
- Polish: tekstylia — cloth produced from fabric
- Portuguese: têxtil — cloth produced from fabric
- Portuguese: tecido — cloth produced from fabric
- Russian: тексти́ль (tekstílʹ) — cloth produced from fabric
- Russian: ткань (tkanʹ) — cloth produced from fabric
- Serbo-Croatian: tekstil — cloth produced from fabric
- Spanish: textil — cloth produced from fabric
- Swedish: textilier — cloth produced from fabric
- Welsh: tecstil — cloth produced from fabric
- French: textile — non-nudist
- Russian: тексти́льщик (tekstílʹščik) — non-nudist
- Russian: тексти́льщица (tekstílʹščica) — non-nudist
- Russian: тексти́льник (tekstílʹnik) — non-nudist
- Russian: тексти́льница (tekstílʹnica) — non-nudist
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