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单词 open-textured
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open-texturedadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊp(ə)nˈtɛkstʃəd/, U.S. /ˌoʊp(ə)nˈtɛk(st)ʃərd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., textured adj.
Etymology: < open adj. + textured adj.
1. Of a substance: having a texture that is loose or open; porous.
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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.
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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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