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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 taÅ¡a "ax, hatchet," thwaxÅ¡- "be busy;" Old Persian taxÅ¡- "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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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