Texture Definition
tĕkschər
textured, textures, texturing
noun
textures
A woven fabric.
Webster's New World
The arrangement of the particles or constituent parts of any material or substance as it affects the appearance or feel of the surface; structure, composition, consistency, grain, etc.
Webster's New World
The appearance and feel of a surface.
The smooth texture of soap.
American Heritage
Basic structure.
The texture of society.
Webster's New World
The character of a woven fabric as determined by the arrangement, size, quality, etc. of the fabric's threads.
Coarse texture, twilled texture.
Webster's New World
verb
To cause to have a particular texture.
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Other Word Forms of Texture
Noun
Singular:
texture
Plural:
texturesOrigin of Texture
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From Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textura (“a weaving, web, texture, structure"), from texere (“to weave"), past participle textus; see text.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Latin textūra from textus past participle of texere to weave text
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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