Tëxt'ūre1, n.
(tĕkst'yūr, 53), n. [Fr. texture, O. Fr. tisture, Pr. texura, tezura, It. testura, Sp., Pg., & Lat. textura, from Lat. texere, textum, to weave.]
Sense 1. The act of weaving.
Sense 2. That which is woven; a fabric formed by weaving; a web.
Others, far on the grassy dale, Their humble texture weave. Thomson.
Sense 3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web.
Sense 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 or fossils; the texture of a plant; the texture of paper, of a hat or skin; a loose texture; a close, compact texture.
Sense 5. (Anat.) The particular arrangement of tissues that constitute an organ. Dunglison.