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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

The name is a nod to the women’s suffrage movement and was popularized by a 1912 textile industry strike in Lawrence, Mass.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 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

Chinese state media has attributed Hengli’s accomplishments to Chen and Fan, saying they transformed a small textile factory into the country’s third-largest privately owned company through hard work and business savvy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The girl who lost her big toe in the mines at the age of eleven, Moon Sung Sim, was assigned to the textile factory.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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

Beyond his exploits in Sao Paulo's financial hub Faria Lima, high-flying Vorcaro invested in real estate, pharmaceuticals, textiles and even soccer.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

The approach could help advance a new generation of programmable textiles.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

In a Honolulu basement, engineers make textiles out of chicken feathers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Andean textiles were woven with great precision—elite garments could have a thread count of five hundred per inch—and structured in elaborate layers.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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