kənˈtekschə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Latin contextus + French -ure
1. : the act or process of weaving or of assembling and putting together parts into a connected structure
2. : the arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing
myriads of flies … rose up momentarily; then, keeping their contexture like a veil, fell into place again — Hugh McCrae
: structural character of a thing
a critic with no perception of the contexture of the narrative
: physical constitution : texture
3. : a body or structure made by the interweaving or putting together of parts
this sweet shady arbor … a contexture of woodbines, sweetbriar, jessamine, and myrtle — Izaak Walton
: fabric
a contexture of lies
4. : context
setting him clearly in the contexture of his time as none of the biographies has done it — New Republic