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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TEX'TURE, n. [L. textura, textus, from texo, to weave.]
1. The act of weaving.
2. A web; that which is woven.
Others, far in the grassy dale,
Their humble texture weave.
3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments or other slender bodies interwoven; as the texture of cloth or of a spider's web.
4. The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other; or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; as the texture of earthy substances of fossils; the texture of a plant; the texture of paper, of a hat or skin; a loose texture; or a close compact texture.
5. In anatomy. [See Tissue.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth texture"
2: the essential quality of something; "the texture of Neapolitan life"
3: the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; "then another melodic line is added to the texture"
4: the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
5: the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain" [syn: texture, grain]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Latin textura, from textus, past participle of texere to weave — more at technical Date: 1578 1. a. something composed of closely interwoven elements; specifically a woven cloth b. the structure formed by the threads of a fabric 2. a. essential part ; substance b. identifying quality ; character 3. a. the disposition or manner of union of the particles of a body or substance b. the visual or tactile surface characteristics and appearance of something <the texture of an oil painting> 4. a. a composite of the elements of prose or poetry <all these words…meet violently to form a texture impressive and exciting — John Berryman> b. a pattern of musical sound created by tones or lines played or sung together 5. a. basic scheme or structure b. overall structure • textural adjective • texturally adverb • textured adjective • textureless adjective II. transitive verb (textured; texturing) Date: 1694 to give a particular texture to

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 the feel or appearance of a surface or substance. 2 the arrangement of threads etc. in textile fabric. 3 the arrangement of small constituent parts. 4 Art the representation of the structure and detail of objects. 5 Mus. the quality of sound formed by combining parts. 6 the quality of a piece of writing, esp. with reference to imagery, alliteration, etc. 7 quality or style resulting from composition (the texture of her life). --v.tr. (usu. as textured adj.) provide with a texture. Derivatives: textural adj. texturally adv. textureless adj. Etymology: ME f. L textura weaving (as TEXT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Texture Tex"ture, n. [L. textura, fr. texere, textum, to weave: cf. F. texture. See Text.] 1. The act or art of weaving. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. That which woven; a woven fabric; a web. --Milton. Others, apart far in the grassy dale, Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave. --Thomson. 3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web. 4. The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; structure; as, the texture of earthy substances or minerals; the texture of a plant or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact texture. 5. (Biol.) A tissue. See Tissue.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Texture Tex"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Textured; p. pr. & vb. n. Texturing.] To form a texture of or with; to interweave. [R.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(textures) 1. The texture of something is the way that it feels when you touch it, for example how smooth or rough it is. Aloe Vera is used in moisturisers to give them a wonderfully silky texture... N-VAR 2. The texture of something, especially food or soil, is its structure, for example whether it is light with lots of holes, or very heavy and solid. This cheese has an open, crumbly texture with a strong flavour... N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Fabric, web, weft. 2. Manner of weaving, make, intertexture. 3. Structure, make, organization, constitution, tissue, grain, contexture.

Moby Thesaurus

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