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Etymology

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teksi (to weave) +‎ -isto.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tekˈsisto]
  • Rhymes: -isto
  • Hyphenation: tek‧sis‧to

Noun

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teksisto (accusative singular teksiston, plural teksistoj, accusative plural teksistojn)

  1. weaver
    • 1907, Kabe, chapter 19, in La Faraono, part 1, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
      [] pli alte stabloj de teksistoj, juvelistoj, ŝuistoj, supre malvastaj loĝejoj de laboristoj.
      [] higher were workbenches of weavers, jewelers, shoemakers; above were the workers' cramped quarters.