tex·tile 
(tĕkstīl′, -təl)
(tĕkstīl′, -təl)n.
1. A cloth, especially one manufactured by weaving or knitting; a fabric.
2. Fiber or yarn for weaving or knitting into cloth.
[Latin, from neuter of textilis, woven, from textus, past participle of texere, to weave; see TEXT.]