textile

Definitions


[ˈtɛkstʌɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a type of cloth or woven fabric
(e.g: a fascinating range of pottery, jewellery, and textiles)

- used by nudists to describe someone wearing clothes, especially on a beach
(e.g: nudists to the left, textiles to the right)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin textilis, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere


[ˈtɛkstʌɪl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to fabric or weaving
(e.g: the textile industry)

- used by nudists in reference to non-nudists
(e.g: textile beaches)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin textilis, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere




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