texture Definition

texture
noun

1. The way the surface of a material or substance feels when touched.
2. The way that a piece of cloth looks or feels, caused by the way in which it is woven.
3. The structure of a substance as formed by the size and arrangement of the smaller particles which form it, especially as seen, touched or tasted.

Example: a crumbly texture
Thesaurus: consistency, composition, feel, surface, weave, grain, quality.
4. The structure of a piece of music, writing, work of art, etc as formed by the individual parts which form it.

verb

textured, texturing
1. To give a particular texture to (eg food or fabric).

Derivative: textural
adj

Derivative: texturally
adverb

Derivative: textured
adj

Etymology: 17c in these senses; 15c, meaning ‘weaving': from Latin texere, textum to weave.