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textile

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Textile \Tex"tile\, a. [L. textilis, fr. texere to weave: cf. F.
   textile. See {Text}.]
   Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts;
   woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile
   fabrics.

   {Textile cone} (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful cone shell ({Conus
      textilis}) in which the colors are arranged so that they
      resemble certain kinds of cloth.

Textile \Tex"tile\, n.
   That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving.
   --Bacon.

Source : WordNet®

textile
     adj : of or relating to fabrics or fabric making; "textile
           research"

textile
     n : artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or
         crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in
         the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven
         cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she
         measured off enough material for a dress" [syn: {fabric},
          {cloth}, {material}]
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