texture
Roget category 329
3. Words relating to matter› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.1. Solid matter
#329.
[Structure.]
Texture
noun
structure
(form)
240,
organization,
anatomy,
frame,
mold,
fabric,
construction —
framework,
carcass,
architecture —
stratification,
cleavage.
substance,
stuff,
compages†,
parenchyma [Biol.] —
constitution,
staple,
organism.
[Science of structures]
organography†,
osteology,
myology,
splanchnology†,
neurology,
angiography†,
adeology† —
angiography†,
adenography†.
texture,
surface texture —
intertexture†,
contexture† —
tissue,
grain,
web,
surface —
warp and woof,
warp and weft —
tooth,
nap
etc.
(roughness)
256 —
flatness
(smoothness)
255 —
fineness of grain —
coarseness of grain,
dry goods.
silk,
satin —
muslin,
burlap.
[Science of textures]
histology.
adjective
structural,
organic —
anatomic,
anatomical.
textural,
textile —
fine grained,
coarse grained —
fine,
delicate,
subtile,
gossamery,
filmy,
silky,
satiny —
coarse —
homespun.
rough,
gritty —
smooth.
smooth as silk,
smooth as satin.
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