(一般作textiles)a type of cloth or woven fabric 纺织品;纺织原料 a fascinating range of pottery, jewellery, and textiles. 一系列迷人的陶瓷制品、珠宝和纺织品。 ■(textiles)the branch of industry involved in the manufacture of cloth 纺织业
(informal)used by nudists to describe someone wearing clothes, especially on a beach (非正式)非自然主义者(裸体主义者用语,尤指在海滩上穿泳衣者)
adjective
[attrib.]of or relating to fabric or weaving 纺织的 the textile industry. 纺织业。
(informal)used by nudists to describe something relating to or restricted to people wearing clothes (非正式)非自然主义者的;限于着衣者的(裸体主义者用语)
语源
early 17th cent.: from Latin textilis, from text- 'woven', from the verb texere