TEXTURE

n. v.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act or art of weaving. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

2.
n.

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.
n.

The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web.

4.
n.

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.
n.

A tissue. See Tissue.

6.
v.

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


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