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=== Textile === The word 'textile' comes from the [[Latin]] adjective {{lang|la|textilis}}, meaning 'woven', which itself stems from {{lang|la|textus}}, the past participle of the verb {{lang|la|texere}}, 'to weave'.<ref name="Farlex-2020">{{cite web |title=Textile |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/textile |access-date=2012-05-25 |publisher=The Free Dictionary By Farlex |archive-date=2020-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527165616/https://www.thefreedictionary.com/textile |url-status=live }}</ref> Originally applied to [[woven fabric]]s, the term "textiles" is now used to encompass a diverse range of materials, including fibers, [[yarns]], and [[fabrics]], as well as other related items.{{sfn|Kadolph|1998|p={{pn|date=January 2025}}}}{{sfn|Joseph|1977|p={{pn|date=January 2025}}}}<ref name="EB-2015" />
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