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Webster 1913 Edition

Texture

Tex′ture

,
Noun.
[L.
textura
, fr.
texere
,
textum
, to weave: cf. F.
texture
. See
Text
.]
1.
The act or art of weaving.
[R.]
Sir T. Browne.
2.
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.
The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven;
as, the
texture
of cloth or of a spider’s web
.
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; 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.
(Biol.)
A tissue. See
Tissue
.

Tex′ture

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Textured
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Texturing
.]
To form a texture of or with; to interweave.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Texture

TEX'TURE

,
Noun.
[L. textura, textus, from texo, to weave.]
1.
The act of weaving.
2.
A web; that which is woven.
Others, far in the grassy dale,
Their humble texture weave.
3.
The disposition or connection of threads, filaments or other slender bodies interwoven; as the texture of cloth or of a spider's web.
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 of fossils; the texture of a plant; the texture of paper, of a hat or skin; a loose texture; or a close compact texture.
5.
In anatomy. [See Tissue.]

Definition 2024

texture

texture

See also: texturé

English

Noun

texture ‎(countable and uncountable, plural textures)

  1. The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
    The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.
  2. (art) The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.
    The piece of music had a mainly smooth texture.
  3. (computer graphics) An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.
    • 2004, Will Smith, Maximum PC Guide to Building a Dream PC (page 97)
      The videocard is responsible for drawing every polygon, texture, and particle effect in every game you play.
  4. (obsolete) The act or art of weaving.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Thomas Browne to this entry?)
  5. (obsolete) Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.
    • Thomson
      Others, apart far in the grassy dale, / Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
  6. (biology, obsolete) A tissue.

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Translations

Verb

texture ‎(third-person singular simple present textures, present participle texturing, simple past and past participle textured)

  1. to create or apply a texture
    Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall.

French

Etymology

From Middle French texture, from Latin textura ‎(“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from texere ‎(“to weave”), past participle textus; see text.

Noun

texture f ‎(plural textures)

  1. texture

Latin

Participle

textūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of textūrus

Etymology

From Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textura ‎(“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from texere ‎(“to weave”), past participle textus; see text.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɛkstʃə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkstʃə(ɹ)

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