textile C2+ Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈtɛkstaɪl/ UK /ˈtɛkstaɪl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a type of cloth or woven fabric The region was famous for its fine silk textiles. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a type of cloth or woven... fabricclothmaterialweavetextiles Word family Related forms texturetextualcontext Etymology AI details From Latin textilis ('woven'), from texere ('to weave'). textilis Latin texere Latin *teks- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # textile **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛkstaɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɛkstaɪl/ ## Meanings 1. a type of cloth or woven fabric ## Examples - The region was famous for its fine silk textiles. ## Synonyms - fabric - cloth - material - weave - textiles ## Related Forms - texture - textual - context ## Roots and Affixes - Root: textilis - Root: texere - Root: *teks- ## Etymology From Latin textilis ('woven'), from texere ('to weave'). ## AI Etymology Textile is from Latin textilis ('woven'), from texere ('to weave'). Important recorded forms include textilis (Latin), texere (Latin), and *teks- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers a type of cloth or woven fabric. The wider family includes related words such as texture, textual, and context. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown