textilelike

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adjective

Resembling textile

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English textile →
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Meanings

adjectivetextilelike (comparative more textilelike, superlative most textilelike)

comparative more textilelike · superlative most textilelike

  1. Resembling textile

    A wall […] will be covered on Tuesday in a shimmering textilelike metal tapestry, fashioned from aluminum, copper wire and bottle caps.

    2008 January 4, Carol Vogel, “Finalists Named for Hugo Boss Prize”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishtextile
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishtextilelike

From textile + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

textilelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textilelike

MLA

“textilelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textilelike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “textilelike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textilelike.

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