texture

plural textures

1. countableuncountableThe 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.

2. countableuncountableartThe quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.

   The piece of music had a mainly homophonic texture.

3. countableuncountablecomputer graphicsAn image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.

   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)

4. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act or art of weaving.

   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

5. countableobsoleteuncountableSomething woven; a woven fabric; a web.

   Of richest texture spread

   1667, 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

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   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

6. countableobsoleteuncountablebiologyA tissue.

present singular third person textures · participle present texturing · participle past textured · past textured

1. To create or apply a texture.

   Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall.

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   The floor here is invisible because the game's devs forgot to texture it.

comparative more texture · superlative most texture

1. slangHaving an intense texture; with a texture that causes a strong (often positive) reaction.

   Augh... Your art style is so texture it makes me stim

   2025 April 18, @lukakgae, Twitter (reply to a drawing), archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025

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   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 can

   2022 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

   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 U

   2023 March 6, @lukakgae, Twitter, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025