textile

CEFRB2

/ˈtɛk.staɪl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Cloth or material made by weaving or knitting.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A non-nudist.

Examples

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

  • William was a visionary leader who revolutionized the textile industry.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈtek.stɑe̯l]
  • /ˈtek.staɪl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Clothing compulsive.

  2. Any material made of interlacing or matted fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles, woven or nonwoven.

More examples

In context

  • Does that store keep textile goods?

  • Near-synonym: cloth (not always differentiated)

  • a textile beach

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The factory produces high-quality blank such as cotton and wool for the clothing industry.

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Origin

noun

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