contexture noun. [kǝn'tɛkstʃǝ] Now literary. E17.
[French, prob. from medieval Latin, from Latin CON- + textura TEXTURE noun.]
1. The action of weaving or linking together to form a connected whole (lit. & fig.); the fact or manner of being woven or linked together; structure, constitution. E17.

2. A mass of things interwoven together; a fabric (lit. & fig.). E17.

3. The putting together of words and sentences in connected composition; the construction of a text. E17.

4. A connected literary structure, a continuous text. E17.

5. = CONTEXT noun 3. E17.

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