tessile

textile, fabric

adjective noun TES-see-leh Less Common

Origin: Latin textilis, from texere (to weave)

Usage Note

Tessile is invariable for gender (il settore tessile / l'industria tessile). As a noun, il tessile refers to the textile industry as a sector. The plural i tessili can mean textile workers or textile products. Italy's textile and fashion industry, centred in cities like Prato and Milan, is world-renowned.

Examples

"Il distretto tessile di Prato è famoso."

Natural Translation

The textile district of Prato is famous.

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