contexture

A weaving together of parts.

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.
    • He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty. - 1657, Henry Wotton, Characters of some Kings of England:
    • 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...
  5. Context.

Origin

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

Forms

contextures

Derived

contextural

Verb

  1. To weave together.

Forms

contextures contexturing contextured