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Webster 1913 Edition


Textile

Tex′tile

,
Adj.
[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
(Zool.)
,
a beautiful cone shell (
Conus textilis
) in which the colors are arranged so that they resemble certain kinds of cloth.

Tex′tile

,
Noun.
That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving.
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Textile

TEXT'ILE

,
Adj.
[L. textilis.] Woven, or capable of being woven.

TEXT'ILE

,
Noun.
That which is or may be woven.