textile

noun

tex·​tile ˈtek-ˌstī(-ə)l  ˈteks-tᵊl 

1

: cloth sense 1a

especially : a woven or knit cloth

2

: a fiber, filament, or yarn used in making cloth

Synonyms

• cloth
• fabric

Examples of textile in a Sentence

They import fine silk textiles from China.

brought back a whole suitcase of beautiful textiles from India

Recent Examples on the Web

However, among this, sales of footwear, apparel and textiles amounted to only $22.4 billion, down 0.3 percent year-on-year; sales of gold, silver and jewelry were $4.26 billion, down 1 percent year-on-year, and sales of cosmetics, although up 0.8 percent year-on-year, were only $4.75 billion. —Li Jun, WWD, 9 Feb. 2025

Add More Layers When adding layers of textiles to your home, more is more. —Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025

Furniture and Housewares: Items like home textiles and furniture, which are heavily imported from China, could see an increase in prices due to the new tariffs. —Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025

Indeed, several European Union regulations mandate that circularity is included in product design and the EU has action plans targeting things like plastics, textiles and food waste. —Lucy Handley, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from neuter of textilis woven, from texere

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

textile

noun

tex·​tile ˈtek-ˌstīl 

ˈteks-tᵊl

: cloth sense 1

especially : a woven or knit cloth