Etymology Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.
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The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.
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Art, Arts The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.
The piece of music had a mainly homophonic texture.
The videocard is responsible for drawing every polygon, texture, and particle effect in every game you play.2004, Will Smith, Maximum PC Guide to Building a Dream PC (page 97)
Skins, although a natural habit unto all before the invention of texture, was something more unto Adam.1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
Others, apart far in the grassy dale, / Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave.a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:
Of richest texture spread1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
Etymology Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.
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To create or apply a texture.
Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall.
The floor here is invisible because the game's devs forgot to texture it.
texture
adj
Etymology Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.
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Slang Having an intense texture; with a texture that causes a strong (often positive) reaction.
I may suck at it, but when I get the nail polish *juuuust right* ¶ gosh, its just so texture~ ¶ whaaaat? noo, Im totally not autistic and stimming with every comfortable texture I can2022 April 4, @Unit_9078, Twitter, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025:
I was hesitant about biting a piece of paper. "W-What if I get a papercut on my tongue?" ¶ "Flower, do you honestly think that the Compact uses paper that sophonts can injure themselves with? […2022 August 24, Darkfalli, “Wellness Check - Chapter 13: Sinking Theseus's Ship”, in Archive Of Our Own, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025:
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i like doing my makeup but i hate how it makes my skin feels after omg its so...texture whats it called ¶ it just isnt smooth anymore omg FUCK U2023 March 6, @lukakgae, Twitter, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025:
Augh... Your art style is so texture it makes me stim2025 April 18, @lukakgae, Twitter (reply to a drawing), archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025: