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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin textile, substantive use of textilis (“woven”), from texō (“weave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
textile (plural textiles)
- (usually in the plural) Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles.
- (naturism) A non-nudist.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:fabric
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “naturism”): naturist
Derived terms
Translations
cloth produced from fabric
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Adjective
textile (comparative more textile, superlative most textile)
- (naturism) Clothing compulsive.
- a textile beach
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “naturism”): clothing optional, nude, naturist
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
textile (plural textiles)
- able to be made into textiles; fibrous [from 1752]
- (relational) textile [from 1864]
- 1974, Jean Pierre Fruit, Vexin normand ou Vexin parisien?: Contribution à l'étude géographique de l'espace rural, Presse Universitaires de France, page 158:
- Les produits viennent surtout naturellement des grandes régions de l'industrie textile : Mulhouse pour les tissus de coton et la mercerie, le Nord pour les lainages, Troyes pour la bonneterie.
- The products mainly come naturally from the great regions of the textile industry: Mulhouse for cotton fabrics and mercerie, the North [of France] for woollens, Troyes for hosiery.
Noun
textile m (plural textiles)
Descendants
- → Turkish: tekstil
Further reading
- “textile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Latin
Etymology
From textilis (“woven”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛk.stɪ.ɫɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛk.sti.le]
Noun
textile n (genitive textilis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).
Related terms
Descendants
(all borrowed)
Adjective
textile
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