CONTEXTURE

Etymology

Noun

contexture (countable and uncountable, plural contextures)

A weaving together of parts.

A body or structure made by interweaving or assembling parts.

The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing.

The structural character of a thing.

Context.

Verb

contexture (third-person singular simple present contextures, present participle contexturing, simple past and past participle contextured)

(transitive) To weave together.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*tex"ture, n. Etym: [Cf. F. contexture.]

Definition: The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a thing; system; constitution; texture. That wonderful contexture of all created beings. Dryden. He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty. Sir H. Wotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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