textile

UK: /ˈtɛkstaɪl/ US: /ˈtɛkstaɪl, -tɪl/ ,(teks′tīl, -til)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

tex•tile /ˈtɛkstaɪl, -tɪl/   n. [countable]

1. Textiles cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, etc.

adj. [before a noun]

2. Textiles woven or capable of being woven:
   textile fabrics.
3. Textiles of or relating to textiles:
   the textile industry.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

tex•tile  (teks′tīl, -til), n. 

1. Textiles any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.
2. Textiles a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving:
   Glass can be used as a textile.

adj. 

3. Textiles woven or capable of being woven:
   textile fabrics.
4. Textiles of or pertaining to weaving.
5. Textiles of or pertaining to textiles or the production of textiles:
   the textile industry.

• Latin textilis woven, textile (noun, nominal use of neuter) woven fabric, equivalent. to text(us), past participle of texere to weave + -ilis, -ile -ile
• 1520–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

textile / ˈtɛkstaɪl/ noun

1. any fabric or cloth, esp woven
2. raw material suitable to be made into cloth; fibre or yarn

adjective

1. of or relating to fabrics or the making of fabrics

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin textilis woven, from texere to weave