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Antonyms for texture
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : teks-cher |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛks tʃər |
Definition of texture
Origin :- early 15c., "network, structure," from Middle French texture, from Latin textura "web, texture, structure," from stem of texere "to weave," from PIE root *tek- "to weave, to fabricate, to make; make wicker or wattle framework" (cf. Sanskrit taksati "he fashions, constructs," taksan "carpenter;" Avestan taša "ax, hatchet," thwaxš- "be busy;" Old Persian taxš- "be active;" Greek tekton "carpenter," tekhne "art;" Old Church Slavonic tesla "ax, hatchet;" Lithuanian tasau "to carve;" Old Irish tal "cooper's ax;" Old High German dahs, German Dachs "badger," literally "builder;" Hittite taksh- "to join, unite, build"). Meaning "structural character" is recorded from 1650s.
- noun charactertistics of a surface
- The robe of fine Milesian texture, was saffron-coloured, with a purple edge.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Its texture is practically the same as that of the other cake.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- The texture of food is entitled to a score of 20 if it is perfect.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- The thickness and texture of the two layers are about the same.
- Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
- The fact is there is some subtlety in the texture of these things.
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- Note the texture and color range of the adornments and artifacts.
- Extract from : « Zero Data » by Charles Saphro
- I do not pretend to fathom them; they have the texture and resilience of an indiarubber ball.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- They are harder in texture than those found in other parts of the world.
- Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
- Plowden himself was delicately-tinted and refined of texture.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- Their skin is tanned to a leathery hue, and is of a texture akin to hide.
- Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
Synonyms for texture
- arrangement
- balance
- being
- character
- coarseness
- composition
- consistency
- constitution
- disposition
- essence
- essentiality
- fabric
- feel
- feeling
- fiber
- fineness
- flexibility
- form
- framework
- grain
- intermixture
- make
- makeup
- nap
- nature
- organization
- pattern
- quality
- roughness
- scheme
- sense
- smoothness
- stiffness
- strategy
- structure
- surface
- taste
- tissue
- touch
- warp
- weave
- web
- woof
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