Tex"ture (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Textured (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Texturing.]
To form a texture of or
with; to interweave. [R.]
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.
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