English Explanatory Dictionary

contexture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A weaving together of parts.
  2. A body or structure made by interweaving or assembling parts.
  3. The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing.
  4. The structural character of a thing.
  5. Context.
verb
  1. To weave together.

Word forms

contexture contextures contexturing contextured

Etymology

From Middle French contexture, from contexte + -ure after texture.

Derived words

contextural
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