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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
textile
tex·tile [textile textiles] BrE [ˈtekstaɪl] NAmE [ˈtekstaɪl] noun 1. countable any type of cloth made by weaving or knitting •a factory producing a range of textiles •the textile industry •a textile designer 2. textilesplural the industry that makes cloth •He got a job in textiles. Word Origin: early 17th cent.: from Latin textilis, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere. Synonyms: fabric cloth • material • textile These are all words for woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture. fabric • woven or knitted cotton, silk, wool, etc, used for making things such as clothes and curtains, and for covering furniture: ▪ cotton fabric ◇ ▪ furnishing fabrics Fabric is often fairly strong material, and is often used when talking about covering furniture or making curtains. cloth • fabric made by weaving or knitting cotton, wool, silk, etc: ▪ His bandages had been made from strips of cloth. Cloth is often fairly light material, especially in a form that has not been printed, treated, or prepared for use in any way. Cloth is frequently used in talking about buying and selling woven material. material • fabric used for making clothes, curtains, etc: ▪ ‘What material is this dress made of?’ ‘Cotton.’ Material is a more general word than fabric or cloth as it has the related meaning of ‘a substance that things can be made from’. It is not used when it might not be clear which type of material is meant: furnishing material ◇ the material industry ◇ a material manufacturer textile • any type of fabric made by weaving or knitting: ▪ He owns a factory producing a range of textiles. ◇ ▪ the textile industry Textile is used mostly when talking about the business of making woven materials. The industry of making textiles is called textiles: ▪ He got a job in textiles. woven/cotton/woollen fabric/cloth/material/textiles synthetic fabric/material/textiles printed fabric/cloth/textiles furnishing/curtain/dress fabric/material Example Bank: •a producer of fine cotton textiles •He owns a factory producing a range of textiles. •She's always wanted to work in the textile industry. •They're advertising for a textile designer.
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