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tex·tile
/ ˈtekˌstīl/
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n.
1. (usu. textiles)
cloth or woven fabric:
a fascinating range of pottery, jewelry, and textiles.
∎ (textiles)
the branch of industry involved in the manufacture of cloth.
2. inf.
used by nudists to describe someone wearing clothes, esp. on a beach.
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adj.
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of or relating to fabric or weaving:
the textile industry.
2. inf.
used by nudists to describe something relating to or restricted to people wearing clothes.
ORIGIN: early 17th cent.: from Latin textilis, from text- ‘woven,’ from the verb texere.
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TEXTILE INDUSTRY SCOFFS AT BUSH REVIVAL EFFORTS.
Magazine article from: WWD; 10/16/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...foreign markets to U.S. textile and apparel products...enforcement against illegal textile transshipments, including...2 million worth of textiles and apparel that violated...Venezuela and Nigeria. (Textile groups said no action...secretary of Commerce for textiles, apparel and consumer...
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Textile. (textile companies on Karachi Stock Exchange - September 1994)
Magazine article from: Economic Review; 12/1/1995; 700+ words
; ...companies on the list of Karachi Stock Exchange in the Textile sector (Spinning 155, Weaving 27, Composite...order were as follows:- Company 1994 1993 Fateh Textile 273.01 256.54 Fazal Textile 146.12 60.61 Ayesha Textile 85.61 67.11...
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TEXTILE EXPORTS HIGHER THAN PLYWOOD EXPORTS
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 12/9/1991; 700+ words
; Indonesia's textile exports as a whole have been increasing although its textile exports to countries which apply quota systems...even targetted the foreign exchange earnings from textile exports for 1991 at over US$ 4 billion. It seems...
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Textile semantics: considering a communication-based reading of textiles.(Report)
Magazine article from: Textile; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...considered. Keywords: textiles, communication, semiotics, cultural theory, textile design, textile art...paper, "communicative textiles" are defined as a textile, or series of textiles, that: * contains imagery...
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Textile traders seeking new forms
Magazine article from: Asian Textile Business; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...closely at moves of textile producing districts, those of spun textiles moved first, followed by those of filament textiles. Textile producing districts...Synthetic fiber textiles belong to the textile category that remained...
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Textile and Textile Product Exports Down
Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter; 4/25/1994; 700+ words
; Until 1992, Indonesia's textile and textile product exports rose quite rapidly at an average annual rate...largely due to a decline in sales prices. The average price of textile and textile products dropped to US$ 8,14 per kg in September...
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TEXTILE INDUSTRY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1993
PR Newswire; 12/28/1993; 700+ words
; ...165 43,940 +7 Textiles Only 8,215 8,730 +6 TEXTILE & APPAREL...849 10,560 +7 Textiles Only 5,756 5,855 +2 TEXTILE & APPAREL...380) +7(a) Textiles Only (2,459...875) +17(a) TEXTILE & APPAREL...
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The Textile and Apparel Industry in China Progressed in Spite of US and EU Quotas on its Exports.
M2 Presswire; 6/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...general economic trends EU textile and clothing production Textiles Clothing EU textile and clothing import trends...leading suppliers of textile and clothing imports...Table 2: EU25: trade in textiles and trade in clothing...
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Are Textile Quotas Inevitable?; As Support Grows, White House Worries About Sustaining Veto
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/13/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...congressional support for a textile quota bill is snowballing...promised presidential veto of textile legislation passed by the Senate...countries prevented from exporting textiles to this country. "How can...president of the American Textile Manufacturing Association...
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Textile, apparel imports still climbing in spite of economic downturn. (according to U.S. Department of Commerce.)
PR Newswire; 12/18/1990; 700+ words
; ...8 446.2 -16.7 TEXTILES 563.4 598.6 -5...6 percent. U.S. TEXTILE AND APPAREL TRADE BALANCE...1990 1989 Pct. chg. Textiles 587 573 2.5 5,366...1990 1989 Pct. chg. Textiles -145 -222 -34.6...Anderson of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute...
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textiles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...from the various textile fibers (see fiber ). Types of Textiles Textiles are classified...The Printing of Textiles Textile printing, the various...Geijer, A History of Textile Art (1982); F. M. Montgomery, Textiles in America, 1650...
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Textile Industry
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...and North Africa. The textile industry is typically...industrialization. Usually, textiles manufacturing is labor...For that purpose many textile firms invest in quality...production of technical textiles (e.g., artificial...production facilities. Textile firms increasingly have...
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SIC 2393 Textile Bags
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...Although this boosted U.S. textile exports to Mexico from $1...billion between 1995 and 2002, textile industries continued to struggle...Trade Organization Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, which phased...States $4 billion in lost textile sales, according to the American...
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Textile Mills
Book article from: American Eras
Textile Mills Sources English Background . In 1769...a source of moving water. As a result textile production began a transition from a cottage...England completely dominated the world textile market. Having lost the American colonies...
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Textiles
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
TEXTILES TEXTILES. Textile production played a crucial part in...development of this country. Once, textile production was simple enough that...did take place in the home. Now, textiles represent a complex network of interrelated...
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