TEXTURES

Noun

textures

plural of texture

Verb

textures

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of texture

Source: Wiktionary


TEXTURE

Tex"ture, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: A tissue. See Tissue.

Tex"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Textured; p. pr. & vb. n. Texturing.]

Definition: To form a texture of or with; to interweave. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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