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   textile

   /ˈtɛkstʌɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a type of cloth or woven fabric: "a fascinating range of pottery, jewellery, and textiles"
   • ▪ the branch of industry involved in the manufacture of cloth: "in textiles, more women were employed than men"
   • 2. used by nudists to describe someone wearing clothes, especially on a beach: informal "nudists to the left, textiles to the right"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to fabric or weaving: "the textile industry"
   • 2. used by nudists in reference to non-nudists: informal "textile beaches"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin textilis, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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