textured


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
texture/ˈtekstʃə(r)/
noun
  • 1 the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.

    ■ the character of a textile fabric as determined by its threads.

  • 2 Art the representation of the tactile quality of a surface.
  • 3 the quality created by the combination of elements in a work of music or literature: a closely knit symphonic texture.
verb (usu. as adj. textured) give a rough or raised texture to.
– derivatives
textural adjective,
texturally adverb,
textureless adjective.
– origin ME: from L. textura ‘weaving’, from text-, texere ‘weave’.
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