Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Texture"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Texture \Tex"ture\, n. [L. textura, fr. texere, textum, to
weave: cf. F. texture. See {Text}.]
1. The act or art of weaving. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
2. That which woven; a woven fabric; a web. --Milton.
Others, apart far in the grassy dale, Or roughening
waste, their humble texture weave. --Thomson.
3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or
other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth
or of a spider's web.
4. 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.
5. (Biol.) A tissue. See {Tissue}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Texture \Tex"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Textured}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Texturing}.]
To form a texture of or with; to interweave. [R.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
texture
n 1: the feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth
texture"
2: the essential quality of something; "the texture of
Neapolitan life"
3: the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung
together; "then another melodic line is added to the
texture"
4: (fine arts) the characteristic appearance of a surface
having a tactile quality
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