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

The cinnabar, as it appears, has accumulated in greatest quantity under impervious rocks such as shales and marls along planes that separate these from underlying rocks of more open texture, mostly limestones.

From Fossil Ice Crystals An Instance of the Practical Value of "Pure Science" by Udden, Johan August

A dress fabric of worsted warp and worsted filling; of open texture and fancy weaves.

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.

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

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