tex‧tile /ˈtekstaɪl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: 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 textiles, especially silk and cotton.
textile industry/design/manufacture etc
textile design and technology
a textile mill

2. textiles [plural] the industry involved in making cloth

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textile
noun
ADJ. embroidered, handwoven, printed, woven | cotton, woollen, etc.
TEXTILE + NOUN business, company, factory, firm, industry, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, mill, trade, worker | design, designer
PREP. in ~s She has a job in textiles.
PHRASES the manufacture/production of textiles

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