Texture
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A short encyclopedia entry defining "texture" from the Latin textura, from texo, "I weave". It covers the arrangement and cohesion of threads in woven cloth or spider webs, and the extended use for the cohesion of particles in any body. It notes that a body's texture determines properties such as specific gravity and colour.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- c. 1802-1820
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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