contexture
Collocations
3ADJ.
delicate, nice
CONTEXTURE + NOUN
limbs, spirits
ADV.
rather
Definitions
noun
A weaving together of parts.
A body or structure made by interweaving or assembling parts.
The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a thing.
The structural character of a thing.
He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.
Mr Blifil, I am confident, understands himself better than to think of seeing my niece any more this morning, after what hath happened. Women are of a nice contexture; and our spirits, when disordered, are not to be recomposed in a moment.
Context.
verb
To weave together.
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2He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.
WiktionaryMr Blifil, I am confident, understands himself better than to think of seeing my niece any more this morning, after what hath happened. Women are of a nice contexture; and our spirits, when disordered
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