I.woven, wrought, textile.
I. Lit. (class.)
A. Adj.: “tegmen,” Lucr. 5, 1350: “stragulum,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 61: “dona,” Verg. A. 3, 485: “aurum,” Plin. 33, 3, 19, § 63; Sen. Med. 372: “picturae,” Lucr. 2, 35; cf.: “tabernacula textilibus signis adornata,” Val. Max. 9, 1, ext. 4.—Poet.: pestis, i. e. a garment steeped in poison, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 8, 20: induere nuptam ventum textilem, i.e. a very thin garment, Petr 55 fin. —
B. Subst.: textĭle , is, n. (sc. opus), a web, stuff, fabric, piece of cloth, canvas, etc.: “nego ullam picturam in textili (fuisse), quin, etc.,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1; so, “textile,” id. Leg. 2, 18, 45.—In plur., Liv. 45, 35, 2; Plin. 13, 9, 18, § 62; Prop. 1, 14, 22. —
II. Transf., plaited, braided, interwoven, intertwined, constructed (very rare): “serta,” garlands of roses, Mart. 6, 80, 8: “pileus,” App. M. 11, p. 261, 2.
