as in cloth
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 textile The company is also pursuing additional collaborative commercialization and manufacturing opportunities in the textile and material sectors. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025 Elsewhere, banner-size textile compositions, embroidered by female artisans in West Bali, depict hybrid woman-plant beings, and a ground turmeric mandala offers a space for meditation. Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Hundreds of works by artists from around the world will be for sale, including paintings, sculpture, ceramics and textiles. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025 Working with innovative textiles company RDD was a game changer for the designer. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for textile

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“Textile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/textile. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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