texture

Roget-categorie 329

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.1. Solid matter

#329. [Structure.] Texture

zelfstandig naamwoord

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.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

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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