textile

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
adjective of or relating to fabrics or fabric making

Borrowed from Latin textile, substantive use of textilis (“woven”), from texō (“weave”).

=tejido=, m., textile, woven goods. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
Water power; flour, textile and planing mills. — Where We Live: A Home Geography, Emilie Van Beil Jacobs
It ranks among the oldest known textiles. — Commercial Geography: A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway

fabric, cloth, material

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