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textile

[teks-tahyl, -til] / ˈtɛks taɪl, -tɪl /
NOUN
fabric
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Crews were also called to a blaze there in July 2025 and there was a major fire that destroyed a significant part of the former textile mill in 2022.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

They also successfully simulated the behavior by treating each textile as a continuous material rather than attempting to model every individual strand of yarn.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Samar Karam, in charge of archaeological sites in north Lebanon, said a Roman-era olive press was found on private property along with pottery weights and items for textile production.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

They also include various paper, textile and electronic products.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

When cotton became readily available there in the eighteenth century, it grabbed so much of the textile market that French woolmakers persuaded the government to ban the new fiber.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Inside her bedroom, the rich red complements a wooden-and-woven bed frame found on Facebook Marketplace and textiles she’s collected from trips to Guatemala and Morocco.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

From a scientific perspective, the work also brings textiles closer to the field of nonlinear mechanical metamaterials.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

She studied media, textiles and health and social care, and said there had been "lots of stress and meltdowns over exam period", but a "supportive community" at school and home made it easier.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The 67-year-old breast cancer survivor, who consults on sustainable textiles and runs a small farmers market, would never have her own property sprayed with pesticides, but admits to having envied neighbors who did.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

“Mum's got a fabulous eye,” Julia told Dad, “for colors and textiles and stuff. And she's great with people. She'll charm them into buying anything.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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