texture Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the feel of a surface or a fabric
- the wall had a smooth texture
noun the essential quality of something
- the texture of Neapolitan life
noun the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together
- then another melodic line is added to the texture
noun the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
noun the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
grain.
- breadfruit has the same texture as bread
- sand of a fine grain
- fish with a delicate flavor and texture
- a stone of coarse grain

L. textura, fr. texere, textum, to weave: cf. F. texture. See Text.

The act or art of weaving. R. Sir T. Browne.
That which woven; a woven fabric; a web. Milton.
Others, apart far in the grassy dale, Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave. Thomson.
The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web.
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.
(Biol.) A tissue. See Tissue.

imperfect & past participle Textured ; present participle & verbal noun Texturing