Textiles vs. Clothing

Textilesnoun

The industry involved in the manufacture of cloth.

Clothingnoun

Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.

Textilesnoun

The study of the manufacture of cloth.

Clothingnoun

An act or instance of putting clothes on.

‘The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.’;

Clothingnoun

(obsolete) The art or process of making cloth.

Clothingnoun

A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.

Clothingnoun

Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.

‘From others he shall stand in need of nothing,Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing.’; ‘As for me, . . . my clothing was sackloth.’;

Clothingnoun

The art of process of making cloth.

‘Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing.’;

Clothingnoun

A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.

Clothingnoun

See Card clothing, under 3d Card.

Clothingnoun

a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

Clothing

Clothing (also known as clothes, apparel, and attire) are items worn on the body. Typically, clothing is made of fabrics or textiles, but over time it has included garments made from animal skin and other thin sheets of materials and natural products found in the environment, put together.