CONTEXTURE
\kəntˈɛkst͡ʃə], \kəntˈɛkstʃə], \k_ə_n_t_ˈɛ_k_s_tʃ_ə]\
Definitions of CONTEXTURE
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- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By James Champlin Fernald
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Texture.
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The interweaving of several parts into one body; the disposition and union of the constituent parts of a thing with respect to each other; composition of parts; structure.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A name given metaphorically, to the structure of organized bodies; as the contexture of muscles, fibres, &c. See Tissue and Texture.
By Robley Dunglison
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