contexture

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle French contexture, from contexte + -ure after texture.[1]

Noun

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contexture (countable and uncountable, plural contextures)

  1. A weaving together of parts.
  2. A body or structure made by interweaving or assembling parts.
  3. The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing.
  4. The structural character of a thing.
    • 1657, Henry Wotton, Characters of some Kings of England:
      He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
      Mr Blifil, I am confident, understands himself better than to think of seeing my niece any more this morning, after what hath happened. Women are of a nice contexture; and our spirits, when disordered, are not to be recomposed in a moment.
  5. Context. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

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Verb

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contexture (third-person singular simple present contextures, present participle contexturing, simple past and past participle contextured)

  1. (transitive) To weave together.

References

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  1. ^ contexture”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tɛk.styʁ/
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Noun

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contexture f (plural contextures)

  1. contexture

Further reading

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Latin

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Participle

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contextūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of contextūrus