open texture

British  

noun

1. philosophy the failure of natural languages to determine future usage, particularly the ability of predicates to permit the construction of borderline cases

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Example Sentences

If the cheese is kept at high temperatures, the ripening proceeds rapidly; the cheese is short lived, and has a sharp, strong flavor, and generally a more or less open texture.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George

Its open texture allows a rapid evaporation, which tends to keep the back cool, and obviates the danger of stripping and sudden exposure of the heated parts to the sun and air.

From The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions by Marcy, Randolph Barnes

Similar to Cheddar, but of softer body and more open texture.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton

A fine, thin fabric of open texture made of cotton.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

A close, dense body conducts heat or cold; a loose, open texture or cellular mass does not.

From The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by Gratacap, L. P.