texture

Texture is defined as the physical composition of something, or the look and feel of fabric.

(noun)

An example of texture is the smooth feeling of satin.

See texture in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Archaic a woven fabric
the character of a woven fabric as determined by the arrangement, size, quality, etc. of the fabric's threads: coarse texture, twilled texture
the arrangement of the particles or constituent parts of any material, as wood, metal, etc., as it affects the appearance or feel of the surface; structure, composition, grain, etc.
1. the tactile surface quality of a work of art, resulting from the artist's technique
2. the melodic and harmonic relationships of musical materials
basic structure: the texture of society

Origin: ME < L textura < texere, to weave: see technic

transitive verb textured, texturing

to cause to have a particular texture

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See texture in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A structure of interwoven fibers or other elements.
The distinctive physical composition or structure of something, especially with respect to the size, shape, and arrangment of its parts: the texture of sandy soil; the texture of cooked fish.
a. The appearance and feel of a surface: the smooth texture of soap.
b. A rough or grainy surface quality: Brick walls give a room texture.
Distinctive or identifying quality or character: “an intensely meditative poet [who] conveys the religious and cultural texture of time spent in a Benedictine monastery” (New York Times).
The quality given to a piece of art, literature, or music by the interrelationship of its elements: “The baroque influence in his music is clear here, with the harmonic complexity and texture” (Rachelle Roe).