Roget's Thesaurus: Entry 329 (Structure)

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#329. [Structure.] Texture. -- N. structure (form) 240, organization, anatomy, frame, mold, fabric, construction; framework, carcass, architecture; stratification, cleavage.

substance, stuff, compages[obs], parenchyma[Biol]; constitution, staple, organism.

[Science of structures] organography[obs], osteology, myology, splanchnology[obs], neurology, angiography[obs], adeology[obs]; angiography[obs], adenography[obs].

texture, surface texture; intertexture[obs], contexture[obs]; tissue, grain, web, surface; warp and woof, warp and weft; tooth, nap &c. (roughness) 256; flatness (smoothness) 255; fineness of grain; coarseness of grain, dry goods.

silk, satin; muslin, burlap.

[Science of textures] histology.

Adj. structural, organic; anatomic, anatomical.

textural, textile; fine grained, coarse grained; fine, delicate, subtile, gossamery, filmy, silky, satiny; coarse; homespun.

rough, gritty; smooth.

smooth as silk, smooth as satin.