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tex|tile — «TEHKS tuhl, tyl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. woven: »Cloth is a textile fabric. 2. suitable for weaving: »Linen, cotton, silk, nylon, and wool are common textile materials. 3. of or having something to do with weaving: »the textile arts. 4. of or … Useful english dictionary
tex|tile|man — «TEHKS tuhl MAN, tyl », noun, plural men. a man engaged in the textile industry; a weaver or seller of cloth … Useful english dictionary
ge|o|tex|tile — «JEE oh TEHKS tuhl, tyl», noun. a very strong, impermeable synthetic fabric, used in the construction of highways, bridges, railroad tracks, and the like: »Polypropylene fibers are finding a hot new market in what is called geotextiles (Business… … Useful english dictionary
tile — bis·sex·tile; cas·tile; cen·tile; chrys·o·tile; coc·tile; co·le·op·tile; duc·tile; duc·tile·ly; erec·tile; ex·sec·tile; ex·ser·tile; fer·tile; fer·tile·ly; fer·tile·ness; flu·vi·a·tile; fu·tile; hos·tile·ly; hos·tile·ness; in·fan·tile; len·tile;… … English syllables
tex — al·lo·cor·tex; an·a·tex·is; con·tex·tu·al; con·tex·tu·al·ism; con·tex·tu·al·ist; con·tex·tu·al·is·tic; con·tex·tur·al; con·tex·ture; cor·tex; cor·tex·one; den·tex; eu·tex·ia; in·tex·ine; Las·tex; la·tex·osis; prae·tex·ta; syn·tex·is; tex·tile;… … English syllables
textile — tex·tile … English syllables
textile — tex•tile [[t]ˈtɛks taɪl, tɪl[/t]] n. 1) tex any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting 2) tex a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving 3) tex woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics[/ex] 4) tex of … From formal English to slang
textile — tex|tile [ˈtekstaıl] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: textilis woven , from texere; TEXT] 1.) any type of woven cloth that is made in large quantities, used especially by people in the business of making clothes etc ▪ Their main exports are… … Dictionary of contemporary English
textile — tex|tile [ tek,staıl ] noun ** 1. ) count woven or KNITTED cloth: FABRIC: printed textiles a ) only before noun in making textiles: the textile industry textile mills/factories/workers 2. ) textiles plural the art or industry of making cloth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Conus textilis — 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} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
