2 entries under this word

Texture

Tëxt'ūre, n.

noun

(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.

Tĕxt'ūre, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. TEXTURED; p. pr. & vb. n. TEXTURING.] To form a texture of or with; to interweave. [Rare.]