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contexture

contexture

9.9
The way threads are woven together to make cloth
  • noun
  • /kənˈtɛkʧər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : textura
  • The artist admired the delicate contexture of the ancient tapestry.

Examples

  • Historians studied the contexture of the cloth to determine its origin.

  • The contexture of this fabric is exquisite.

  • The poem described the intricate contexture of nature as a woven masterpiece.

  • She admired the contexture of the ancient tapestry.

  • The artist admired the delicate contexture of the ancient tapestry.

  • Historians studied the contexture of the cloth to determine its origin.

  • The contexture of this fabric is exquisite.

Synonyms

weave
vscontexture
35 4.2

The pattern made by threads crossing each other in cloth

is archaic and specialized in use rather than common modern usage
weaving
vscontexture
3 3.0

A piece of cloth made by crossing threads in a pattern

refers to the internal thread arrangement rather than a finished fabric object
textus
vscontexture
  • Archaic
9.9

A woven piece of cloth with a clear pattern or texture

emphasizes the internal thread arrangement rather than the fabric as an object

How Dense

contexture
  • Archaic
9.9
plain weave
  • Specialized
5.3
leno
  • Specialized
39 9.5
open weave
  • Specialized
1 4.5

Surface Forms

contexture singular
contextures plural

Etymology

Contexture comes from the root tex- ('to weave') and is like the words texture and textile. It originally names the way threads are put together in cloth, which is why it means the weave or 'texture' of a fabric.