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

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)

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.

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)

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

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