textile : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: textile	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for textile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
textile adj of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile research" n artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" Synonym(s): fabric, cloth, material, textile
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. {Textile cone} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful cone shell ({Conus textilis}) in which the colors are arranged so that they resemble certain kinds of cloth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Textile \Tex"tile\, n. That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving. --Bacon.