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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open texture

Size of Design The size of the design should be regulated by the material—small patterns being used for close, thick fabrics and larger designs, with more delicate colors, for thin material of open texture.

From Textiles and Clothing by Kate Heintz Watson

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 William H. (William Henry) Dooley

It was mostly small wood, and soft or of open texture.

From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Maurice Henry Hewlett

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 L. P. Gratacap

Buckram in the modern sense is a coarse open texture of cotton or hemp, loaded with gum, and used to stiffen certain articles of dress.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule