different between textile vs quillwork

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin textile, substantive use of textilis (“woven”), from tex? (“weave”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?t?ks.ta?l/

Noun

textile (plural textiles)

1. (usually in the plural) Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles.
2. (naturism) A non-nudist.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:fabric

Antonyms

• (naturism): naturist

Translations

Adjective

textile (comparative more textile, superlative most textile)

1. (naturism) Clothing compulsive.

Antonyms

• (naturism): clothing optional, nude, naturist

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin textile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?k.stil/

Adjective

textile (plural textiles)

1. textile

Noun

textile m (plural textiles)

1. textile, fabric

Latin

Etymology

From textilis (“woven”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?tek.sti.le/, [?t??ks?t?????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?tek.sti.le/, [?t??kst?il?]

Noun

textile n (genitive textilis); third declension

1. fabric, textile, canvas, piece of cloth

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Related terms

Descendants

(all borrowed)

Adjective

textile

1. nominative neuter singular of textilis
2. accusative neuter singular of textilis
3. vocative neuter singular of textilis

English

Etymology

quill +? work

Noun

quillwork (countable and uncountable, plural quillworks)

1. Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
   • 2013, Jeffrey D. Anderson, Arapaho Women's Quillwork: Motion, Life, and Creativity (page 61)

     On the each end was a leanback made of willow rods tied together in a tapered trapezoidal form set at an angle. Covers of buffalo hide with the hair on and quillwork designs were draped over the leanback and bed surface.