Contexture
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Contexture is a noun meaning A weaving together of parts.
Meaning
A weaving together of parts.
More Meanings
- 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.
- Context.
- (transitive) To weave together.
Example Sentences
He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.
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.
Word Forms
- contextures
- contexturing
- contextured
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include intertexture, plexure, interweavement, patchwork, strand, plexus.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.