textiles

plural of textile
as in fabrics
a woven or knitted material (as of cotton or nylon) brought back a whole suitcase of beautiful textiles from India

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Recent Examples of textiles This also helps reduce fading of textiles and furniture, thereby extending its life. Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 In one of the year’s highest-profile incidents, a group of artists pulled their artworks from a show of textiles at the Barbican Centre in London. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024 This can mean sensual textiles—like cashmere. Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 Most often, these bags are splashed in Vuitton’s monogram or Damier Ebene canvas textiles. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024 From patterns and textiles to food and drink, the Island Tower at Walt Disney World is an homage to what makes the islands exciting and diverse. Megan Dubois, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 That eclectic look—the result of generations of shifting Regency, Victorian, and Italianate tastes—has now inspired a collection of wallpapers and textiles by venerable British fabric company Watts 1874, which just celebrated its 150th anniversary. Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024 Thus, labor-intensive and cost-sensitive industries like textiles have been moving out of China, to countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh, since the mid-2010s. Shimite Obialo, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 More recently, at a time that feels similarly tumultuous and chaotic, Colonial Williamsburg and the Jane Austen House Museum have drawn a new wave of interest by teaming up with esteemed design brands to bring archival textiles, wallpapers, and paint colors to new life. Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024

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“Textiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textiles. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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