textiles

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #12,564 of 15,258leans written

Textiles is the study and craft of cloth and clothing. Study textiles, a textiles course, the textiles department.

As a school subject it covers design, construction and the properties of fibres, which is closer to engineering than most people expect. As a plain plural it means fabrics themselves, and the textiles industry is among the world's largest.

Definitions of textiles

1nountextilesThe study and craft of cloth and clothing.B2+
“She studied textiles at art school and now designs fabrics for furniture.”

textiles is a subject.

Where it comes from

Proto-Indo-European
*tetḱ-
Latin
textile
English
textile
English, today
textiles

Built from

textilis · Latin — woven
texō · Latin — weave

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in School Subjects

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textiles in the wild

Textiles are divided into two groups: consumer textiles for domestic purposes and technical textiles.
Textile
In consumer textiles, aesthetics and comfort are the most important factors, while in technical textiles, functional properties are the priority.
Textile
Linen textiles can be woven or knitted from flax fibers.
Linen
Linen textiles appear to be some of the oldest in the world; their history goes back many thousands of years.
Linen
The study of the history of clothing and textiles traces the development, use, and availability of clothing and textiles over human history.
History of clothing and textiles

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Related words

the texō family

tissue

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