textile
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- adjective
- /ˈtɛkstaɪl/
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textil
- He became coordinator of spinneret development for the Textile Fibers Department in 1960 and holds 10 patents for inventions related to nylon spinning and spinnerets.
And in addition to that, there is an entirely Of, of, of, of textile industry, which is virtual shirts.
- And in addition to that, there is an entirely Of, of, of, of textile industry, which is virtual shirts.
- But one of the things that he said to us was and the and the workshop and the textile industry in Glenocoe.
- And furthermore, they they have hemorrhage jobs to places like Lesotho and textile jobs even to China.
- Drinking bottles, textile fibers, resins, paints, varnish, construction, automotive parts.
- So you're not talking about just any economic competition between the different textile industries or even between different oil industries.
- On the cover of Nuts you'll find an image of lace ground, drawing attention to the textile like figure ground relationships in the poems.
- In fact, it's trading much more like a risk asset or risk on asset or textile asset.
- And this fella BI they call him, he would, he had a glass eye or some type of textile eye.
- And this fellow BI they call him, he would, he had a glass eye or some type of textile eye.
Examples
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In the past, in our formerly textile-driven economy, when the mills would publish the fact that workers were getting an across-the-board wage increase, the grocery stores and other merchants would increase prices of goods anywhere from 1 cent to 5 cents on every item.
Blog text (8) -
I'm from the Textile Workers' Union of America.
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I'm from the Textile Workers' Union of America.
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I'm from the Textile Workers' Union of America.
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If a food crisis became worse, it would provoke a textile manufacturing crisis and a socio-economic crisis would be unleashed.
Blog text (3) -
This was the scene on September 12th, when a raging inferno consumed a textile fire in Karachi, Pakistan.
Blog text (28) -
Their anxiety may in part have been due to the heightened militancy of the Textile Workers Organizing Committee, which began functioning under the umbrella of the aggressive Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO) in 1937.
Academic text (2007) -
But by even proposing to link the safeguard provision to threatened rather than actual market disruptions, Washington initiated a major escalation in the battle for the world's textile trade, and the move has infuriated the Chinese, who accuse the United States of violating the principles of free trade.
Academic text (2005) -
As early as January 1935, allegations of a local "stretch out" reached the Textile Labor Relations Board in Washington as a result of an inquiry by John Dajda, business agent for the United Textile Workers of America, the AFL affiliate representing workers at the Chicopee Manufacturing Company's Massachusetts plant.
Academic text (2007) -
The fashion designer showcased her latest textile collection made from organic materials.
Compounds
- Australian
A tropical plant with long strong leaves people use to weave mats and hats
Surface Forms
Etymology
Textile comes from the Latin verb texere, which means 'to weave'. The same root appears in texture, so something described as textile is about woven cloth or the process of making fabric.