contexture
contexture noun: a weaving together of parts.
Noun
contexture (countable and uncountable, plural contextures)
- A weaving together of parts.
- A body or structure made by interweaving or assembling parts.
- The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing.
- The structural character of a thing.
- He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.1657, Henry Wotton, Characters of some Kings of England
- Mr Blifil, I am confident, understands himself better than to think of seeing my niece any more this morning, after what hath happened. Women are of a nice contexture; and our spirits, when disordered, are not to be recomposed in a moment.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- Context.
Verb
contexture (third-person singular simple present contextures, present participle contexturing, simple past and past participle contextured)
Forms of contexture
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | contextures |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | contextures |
| present participle | contexturing |
| past participle | contextured |
| past | contextured |
Origin of contexture
From Middle French contexture, from contexte + -ure after texture.
Words formed from contexture
Questions about contexture
- What does contexture mean?
- Contexture means a weaving together of parts.
- What part of speech is contexture?
- Contexture can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of contexture?
- The plural of contexture is contextures.
Words near contexture in the dictionary
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