towelling vs textile

towelling and textile both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
towelling	Yes	No	No	No
textile	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, textile is a hypernym of towelling; that is, textile is a word with a broader meaning than towelling:

towelling: any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels
textile: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of towelling include cloth, fabric, material.

towelling (noun)	textile (noun)
any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

towelling (adjective)	textile (adjective)
	of or relating to fabrics or fabric making