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textural, a.|ˈtɛkstjʊərəl| [f. L. textūra texture + -al1.] a. Of or belonging to texture.
1835–6Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 67/1 The textural properties of the two sets of vessels. 1854Jones & Sieveking Pathol. Anat. (1874) 23 The differences in textural quality, which fibrine often presents. 1886T. Hardy Mayor Casterbr. ii, Her skin had undergone a textural change. b. Painting: see texture n. 6.
1859Gullick & Timbs Paint. 229 The gem-like impasto and textural richness of the old masters. 1887Pall Mall G. 8 Feb. 2/2 Never has the French master shown greater textural facility, power of expression, or frankness of colour. c. Mus. and Literary Criticism. See texture n. 5.
1962Listener 1 Nov. 735/3 Outward clarity of form, of rhythmic definition, and of textural contrasts, are the most striking features. 1963Ibid. 3 Jan. 23/1 Joyce's Portrait of the Artist is characterized by organic form, both textural and structural. 1983Ibid. 10 Feb. 35/4 There are no more than one and a half piano quartets whose great music does not produce textural insuperabilities for the players. Hence ˈtexturally adv., in or as regards texture.
1866Reader 19 May 500 The mare herself, with her beautiful foal, are all, to our eye, texturally perfect. 1872Coues N. Amer. Birds 22 The second class of crests—those consisting of texturally modified feathers. 1962Listener 22 Nov. 885/1 The structurally and texturally elaborate String Quartet. 1976Gramophone Mar. 1442/3 Missa Salisburgensis..is texturally complex, with its seven ‘choirs’ of voices and instruments spread over 54 staves. |