textile
noun
tex·tile
| \ ˈtek-ˌstī(-ə)l
, ˈteks-tᵊl\
, ˈteks-tᵊl\
Definition of textile
2
: a fiber, filament, or yarn used in making cloth
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Examples of textile in a Sentence
They import fine silk textiles from China.
brought back a whole suitcase of beautiful textiles from India
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The Tioronda facility fell victim to the declining demand for hats and was repurposed as a textile mill in the 1940s. — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "A tip of the hat to history," 3 Sep. 2019 As petroleum supplanted whale oil, the city’s whaling families gave their names to the new textile mills. — Roger Lowenstein, Washington Post, "A reexamination of ownership in the age of the public corporation," 30 Aug. 2019 Dresses by Gwen Samuels, who started out as a textile designer, are made out of teabags and photo transparencies. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "In Oceanside Museum of Art’s ‘Dress Rehearsal,’ artists use garment in unexpected ways," 21 Aug. 2019 The foundation, created to support textile workers in the 1940s, provides grants and support for housing, medical care and employment security. — Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, "Chronicle wins national award for special report on homelessness in SF," 14 Aug. 2019 Rhode Island farms sold food to Caribbean slave plantations and later Rhode Island textile mills clothed enslaved workers until the last days of chattel slavery. — Crystal Whaley, Essence, "Did You Know Providence Rhode Island Is Full of Black History & Culture?," 6 Aug. 2019 Developed by the Italian textile mill Aquafil, Econyl is a proprietary material made from up-cycling industrial nylon waste like fishing nets and carpets. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Prada’s Re-Nylon Project Turns Your Favorite Backpack Into a Sustainable Accessory," 5 Aug. 2019 Even the textile mills from more than 100 years ago have found new life in modern-day Huntsville. — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al.com, "Apollo 11 launched Huntsville itself into unexpected orbits," 14 July 2019 In the winter of 1971, a textile designer named Jonathan Ned Katz went to a G.A.A. meeting. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, "Coming Out, and Rising Up, in the Fifty Years After Stonewall," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'textile.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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textile
noun
English Language Learners Definition of textile
: the businesses that make textiles
See the full definition for textile in the English Language Learners Dictionary
textile
noun
tex·tile
| \ ˈtek-ˌstīl
, ˈtek-stəl\
, ˈtek-stəl\
Kids Definition of textile
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