(~s)
1.
The ~ of something is the way that it feels when you touch it, for example how smooth or rough it is.
Aloe Vera is used in moisturisers to give them a wonderfully silky ~...
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2.
The ~ of something, especially food or soil, is its structure, for example whether it is light with lots of holes, or very heavy and solid.
This cheese has an open, crumbly ~ with a strong flavour...
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