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

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

Generally speaking all grades of plain colored flannel are piece dyed, the soft open texture of the goods permitting the fibers to absorb the dye as readily in the web as in the yarn.

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)

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 Yule, Henry

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