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Texture

//ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)// adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an intense texture; with a texture that causes a strong (often positive) reaction. slang

    "I may suck at it, but when I get the nail polish *juuuust right* ¶ gosh, its just so texture~ ¶ whaaaat? noo, Im totally not autistic and stimming with every comfortable texture I can"

Noun
  1. 1
    The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something. countable, uncountable

    "The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth."

  2. 2
    the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) wordnet
  3. 3
    The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts. countable, uncountable

    "The piece of music had a mainly homophonic texture."

  4. 4
    the feel of a surface or a fabric wordnet
  5. 5
    An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface. countable, uncountable

    "The videocard is responsible for drawing every polygon, texture, and particle effect in every game you play."

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  1. 6
    the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality wordnet
  2. 7
    The act or art of weaving. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Skins, although a natural habit unto all before the invention of texture, was something more unto Adam."

  3. 8
    the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together wordnet
  4. 9
    Something woven; a woven fabric; a web. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Others, apart far in the grassy dale, / Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave."

  5. 10
    the essential quality of something wordnet
  6. 11
    A tissue. countable, obsolete, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To create or apply a texture.

    "Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.

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