单词 | open-textured |
释义 | open-texturedadj. 1. Of a substance: having a texture that is loose or open; porous. ΚΠ 1856 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. vii. 81 Before the improved manufacture of fire-bricks, some open-textured varieties [of greenstone] were largely used for the linings and soles of ovens. 1915 C. Schuchert Text-bk. Geol. II. xxvii. 713 The oil and gas are stored in coarse, open-textured sandstones and conglomerates. 1931 G. A. Garratt Mech. Properties Wood ii. 115 That [wood] originally nearest the pith..is generally more open textured and of lighter colour. 1995 R. Gray & R. Rogers River Cafe Cook Bk. (1996) i.34 It's important to use open-textured white bread made with olive oil. 2. Philosophy. Unable to be fully or precisely defined. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of language > meaning > [adjective] > other terms relating to interdefinable1948 open-textured1948 stipulative1950 1948 Jrnl. Philos. 45 239 The proposition is certain because it is vague, unspecific, open-textured. 1965 Amer. Philos. Q. 2 120/1 The concepts they express are open-textured. 1974 T. E. Wilkerson Minds, Brains & People 7 A concept is too open-textured, so we tighten it up a little. 2001 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 95 789 One can still form eligible interpretations of traditional and modern custom by considering the open-textured nature of practice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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