noun
- The feel of a surface or a fabric.
- usage: "the wall had a smooth texture"
- The essential quality of something.
- usage: "the texture of Neapolitan life"
- The musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together.
- usage: "then another melodic line is added to the texture"
- The characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality.
- The physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance. )
- usage: "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain"
- synonyms: grain
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