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
Do not dream that your letters of office, and your instructions, and your suspending clauses are the things that hold together the great contexture of this mysterious whole.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
There is a divine contexture of justice and mercy in the business of man's redemption, and there is nothing so much declares infinite wisdom, as the method, order, and frame of it.
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh
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 Life of Luther by Koestlin, Julius
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
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