/teks"tuyl, -til/ , n.
1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.
2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile.
adj.
3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics.
4. of or pertaining to weaving.
5. of or pertaining to textiles or the production of textiles: the textile industry.
[ 1520-30; textilis woven, textile (n. use of neut.) woven fabric, equiv. to text ( us ), ptp. of texere to weave + -ilis, -ile -ILE ]