textura

textūra, ae, f. [texo], a web, texture (very rare).

• I Lit.: aranearum, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 24 (348): Minervae, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 23; Sen. Ep. 121, 22.—
• II Transf., a construction, structure: quam tenui constet texturā (animi natura), Lucr. 3, 209; Luc. 9, 777.

textūra, ae, f. (texo), I) das Gewebe, Vulg. exod. 28, 8 u. 15: Coae Minervae, Prop. 4, 5, 23: aranei, Plaut. Stich. 348. Sen. ep. 121, 22: tenuis, Lucr. 3, 209. – II) übtr., die Zusammenfügung, Lucr. 1, 247 u.a. Lucan. 9, 777. Prud. apoth. 1016.

textura [CL] 1 (process or art of) weaving (also in fig. context); b (w. ref. to spider's web). c (act of) plaiting, entwining (in quot. crown). d putting together (of words), construction, composition. 799 cui si vestri acutissimi sensus subtegmen addere placuerit, forte pueris palatinis contra frigus inperitiae aliquod vestimenti genus texi poterit; sicut in prioris ~a, me etiam ordinatione optime fecisse protestaris Alcuin Ep. 171 p. 282; invenerunt eam sedentem et manibus suis lini ~am operantem H. Albus 107; Anglicae nationis feminae multum acu et auri textura, egregie viri in omni valent artificio W. Poit. II 42; 1290 super tixtura canabi super halis Westm' (AcWardr) Chanc. Misc. 4/5 f. 23; 1375 est communis textor panni linei et cepit ‥ pro ~a lx ulnarum panni linei x s. SessPLincs 222; 1465 absque diversitate in ~a, fullatura ‥ (v. burlura).  b capitula non ~a aranearum ac humano artificio consuta sed spiraminibus eternis fecunda Peckham Paup. 10 p. 54.  c pratorum flosculos coacervans ad unius coronae ~am congerere nitar Aldh. Met. 1.  d 1281 sacerdos plebi presidens ‥ exponat populo ‥ absque cujuslibet subtilitatis ~a fantastica quatuordecim fidei articulos Conc. Syn. 901. 2 pattern of weaving, character of textile fabric, texture; b (w. ref. to spider's web). c (transf., w. ref. to song) pattern, refrain. curtinarum ‥ ~a [gl.: pictura] Aldh. VirgP 15; stragulata vestis, quae variante ~a solet firmissima confici Bede Prov. 1036A; pannum artificiose ~e Gosc. Lib. Mild. 19; 1265 textor pro defectu ~e unius panni ‥ vadiavit misericordiam gylde Rec. Leic. I 105; 1297 quod ‥ Agnes deberet imposuisse aliam tixturam in uno panno lineo quem ‥ texit CourtR Hales 351; 1383 lodex duplicis ~e Ac. Durh. 434; 1454 j par linth. unum novum boni panni et subtilis ~e pro dominis recipiendis Ib. 149.  b videmus ‥ araneas ordinare telam ‥ per varias ~as geometricas Bacon Persp. II 3. 9.  c in insaniam ‥ relapsus, vix ‥ a cantilenis supersticiosis ‥ tamen rithmico tenore cum ~a decurrentibus, abstinere prevaluit R. Cold. Cuthb. 114. 3 (product of) weaving, cloth (also fig.). b (transf., med.) membrane, tissue, or sim.. omnem lapidum pretiositatem, omnem ~ae varietatem Anselm (Ep. 84) III 209; sicut in artificiali ~a tenduntur fila, quedam in longitudinem, quedam in latitudinem, quedam in transverso Ps.-Ric. Anat. 14; omnes errores et hereses quos ‥ ille pseudo-propheta ‥ J. Wyclyf sub novorum terminorum ~is ab antiquo paganismo revocaverat G. Hen. V 1.  b licet predictorum plura membrorum simplicia nominantur a medicis, non suis tamen carent complexionibus et ~is, sicut vene et artarie [sic] et panniculi omnes componuntur ‥ ex villis seu filis ordinatim in eorum ~a positis Ps.-Ric. Anat. 14.

textūra, (13) æ f. (texo), tissu : Pl. St. 348 ; Lucr. 3, 209 ; Sen. Ep. 121, 22 || [fig.] Lucr. 1, 247, etc.

textura ae, f

• texo, a web, texture: Minervae, Pr.