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contexture

contexture

9.9
The way threads are woven together to make cloth
  • noun
  • /kənˈtɛkʧər/
  • Archaic
: 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
8 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
1 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
1 5.3
leno
  • Specialized
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.