contexture
Americannoun
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the arrangement and union of the constituent parts of anything; constitution; structure.
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an interwoven structure; fabric.
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the act of weaving together.
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the process or manner of being woven together.
noun
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the fact, process, or manner of weaving or of being woven together
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the arrangement of assembled parts; structure
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an interwoven structure; fabric
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of contexture
From French, dating back to 1595–1605; see origin at context, -ure
Example Sentences
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We are all framed of flaps and patches, and of so shapeless and diverse a contexture, that every piece and every moment playeth his part.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 8, 2017
Of the contexture of events planned by the author, which is called the action of the poem, since it is left imperfect, no judgment can he made.
From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel
Let us then look with ever fresh wonder on this marvellous contexture of human life, and on Him that moulds it all to His own perfect purposes.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark by Maclaren, Alexander
Strengthened as was his monarchical power in Spain, in Germany he found it hemmed in and fettered by the estates of the empire and the whole contexture of political relations.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 by Johnson, Rossiter
My eyes followed his, and rested almost pleasantly upon the frosted contexture of the pines, rising in moonlit 246 hillocks, or sinking in the shadow of small glens.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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