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

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.

This he fastened to a long rope, the part nearest the bait being of an open texture which the alligator’s teeth could not bite through.

From The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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 Watson, Kate Heintz

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

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

Many are of open texture, so that the eggs within can be easily seen; others are extremely strong and thick, so that one might well believe that they had been constructed by a professional thatcher.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.