I. ˈtekschə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin textura web, texture, from textus (past participle of texere to weave) + -ura -ure — more at technical
1.
a. : something composed of closely interwoven elements
nor the spider entangle the heedless fly in his texture — Abraham Tucker
specifically : a woven cloth
took up from the couch the great purple-and-gold texture that covered it — Oscar Wilde
b. : the structure formed by the threads of a fabric
the open texture of mesh
2.
a. : the essential part of something : substance , nature
not a mere exercise in metaphysics: for him it is … the very texture of action — Irving Howe
musical theater, American in its quality and texture — Rouben Mamoulian
b. : an identifying quality : character
the distinctive texture of Mediterranean culture — Morris Watnick
by the cigars they smoke, and the composers they love, ye shall know the texture of men's souls — John Galsworthy
3.
a. : the size and organization of small constituent parts of a body or substance
cellular texture of a plant stem
a soil is fine or coarse in texture according to the relative proportions of fine and coarse particles present — F.C.Marbut
b. : the visual or tactile surface characteristics and appearance of something
the textures and shapes of people's well-kept-up places showed cold-washed and brilliant — Edmund Wilson
nubby texture of tweed
a photography that transmutes the textures of earth and water, woods, and grasses — Arthur Knight
scrawl calligraphic convolutions over the painted surface … to give it texture — David Sylvester
c. : the characteristic consistency especially of a liquid or semiliquid
thinning baby's cereal with formula … makes the texture more familiar — advt
the finished product, made of glue and glycerin, has a rubbery texture — Saturday Review
d. : grain 6a
the texture varies with different woods and rate of growth — Thomas Corkhill
4.
a. : the smaller features of a rock that depend on the size, shape, arrangement, and distribution of the component minerals
the texture of the unaltered rock varies, ranging from porphyritic … to seriate — Economic Geology
— compare structure
b. : a composite of the elements of prose or poetry
all these words … meet violently to form a texture impressive and exciting — John Berryman
the texture of the internal monologue derives its richness and stiffness from a continuous thread of quotation — Harry Levin
c. : a pattern of musical sound created by tones or lines played or sung together
the harmonic texture constantly suggested tonality to my ear — Irving Kolodin
is sung by each voice in turn so that another parallel melodic line is added to the texture — Norman Demuth
5.
a. : a basic scheme or structure : fabric
closely inwoven with the texture of rational experience — W.R.Inge
believed that character was the pervasive texture of personality — Doris F. Bernays
b. : the overall structure of something incorporating all or most of its parts : body
lessons … yet to become absorbed into the texture of contemporary society — F.H.A.Micklewright
once a theme … assumes importance it tends to recur and become integrated into the texture of the play — E.A.Armstrong
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to make by or as if by weaving
a bright faultless vision textured out of mere sunbeams — Jane W. Carlyle
2.
a. : to form with a texture
walled with opaque glass … textured into little cubes — Lewis Mumford
b. : to give a texture to
carpets textured with patterns in high and low pile