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CONTEXTURE, n. The manner of interweaving several parts into one body; the disposition and union of the constituent parts of a thing, with respect to each other; composition of parts; constitution; as a silk of admirable contexture.
He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty.

contexture appears in definitions for these words:
Compagination Contextural Contexture Mold Reasonableness Sturdy

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