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   Tex·ture

   /ˈtek(st)SHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance: "skin texture and tone"
   • ▪ the character or appearance of a textile fabric as determined by the arrangement and thickness of its threads: "a dark shirt of rough texture"
   • ▪ the tactile quality of the surface of a work of art.
   • ▪ the quality created by the combination of the different elements in a work of music or literature: "a closely knit symphonic texture"

   verb

   • 1. give (something) a rough or uneven texture: "the artist textures the paper with scalpel blades"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a woven fabric or something resembling this): from Latin textura ‘weaving’, from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. textureless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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