This figure shows a water droplet on a solid surface. When cohesive forces are large in relation to adhesive forces, contact angles tend to be large.  Under these conditions liquids will tend to form droplets on the surface of the solid.  When the opposite occurs (small cohesion in relation to adhesion), the angle of contact will tend to be small and the liquid will tend to wet the surface of the solid. Some textile materials are treated in such a way that adhesion to water is reduced making them "water repellent".