Weave vs. Texture — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Weave and Texture
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Definitions
Weave➦
To make (cloth) by interlacing the threads of the weft and the warp on a loom.
Texture➦
The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance
The different colours and textures of bark
Skin texture and tone
The cheese is firm in texture
Weave➦
To interlace (threads, for example) into cloth.
Texture➦
Give (a surface) a rough or raised texture
Wallcoverings which create a textured finish
Weave➦
To construct by interlacing or interweaving strips or strands of material
Weave a basket.
Texture➦
A structure of interwoven fibers or other elements.
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Weave➦
To interweave or combine (elements) into a complex whole
Wove the incidents into a story.
Texture➦
The distinctive physical composition or structure of something, especially with respect to the size, shape, and arrangement of its parts
The texture of sandy soil.
The texture of cooked fish.
Weave➦
To contrive (something complex or elaborate) in this way
Weave a tale.
Texture➦
The appearance and feel of a surface
The smooth texture of soap.
Weave➦
To introduce (another element) into a complex whole; work in
Wove folk tunes into the symphony.
Texture➦
A rough or grainy surface quality
Brick walls give a room texture.
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Weave➦
To attach hair extensions to (hair).
Texture➦
Distinctive or identifying quality or character
"an intensely meditative poet [who] conveys the religious and cultural texture of time spent in a Benedictine monastery" (New York Times).
Weave➦
To spin (a web, for example).
Texture➦
The quality given to a piece of art, literature, or music by the interrelationship of its elements
"The baroque influence in his music is clear here, with the harmonic complexity and texture" (Rachelle Roe).
Weave➦
Past tense & past participle often weaved To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side
Weaved our way through the heavy traffic.
Texture➦
To give texture to, especially to impart desirable surface characteristics to
Texture a printing plate by lining and stippling it.
Weave➦
To engage in weaving; make cloth.
Texture➦
The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth.
Weave➦
To work at a loom.
Texture➦
(arts) The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.
The piece of music had a mainly homophonic texture.
Weave➦
Past tense and past participle often weaved To move in and out or sway from side to side.
Texture➦
(computer graphics) An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.
Weave➦
The pattern, method of weaving, or construction of a fabric
A twill weave.
A loose weave.
Texture➦
(obsolete) The act or art of weaving.
Weave➦
A hairstyle in which hair extensions are attached to existing strands of hair.
Texture➦
(obsolete) Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.
Weave➦
To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
This loom weaves yarn into sweaters.
Texture➦
A tissue.
Weave➦
To spin a cocoon or a web.
Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.
Texture➦
To create or apply a texture.
Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall.
Weave➦
To unite by close connection or intermixture.
Texture➦
The act or art of weaving.
Weave➦
To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.
To weave the plot of a story
Texture➦
That which woven; a woven fabric; a web.
Others, apart far in the grassy dale,Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave.
Weave➦
(intransitive) To move by turning and twisting.
The drunk weaved into another bar.
Texture➦
The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth or of a spider's web.
Weave➦
(transitive) To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.
The ambulance weaved its way through the heavy traffic.
Texture➦
The disposition of the several parts of any body in connection with each other, or the manner in which the constituent parts are united; structure; as, the texture of earthy substances or minerals; the texture of a plant or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact texture.
Weave➦
To move the head back and forth in a stereotyped pattern, typically as a symptom of stress.
Texture➦
A tissue. See Tissue.
Weave➦
A type or way of weaving.
That rug has a very tight weave.
Texture➦
To form a texture of or with; to interweave.
Weave➦
(cosmetics) Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.
Texture➦
The feel of a surface or a fabric;
The wall had a smooth texture
Weave➦
To unite, as threads of any kind, in such a manner as to form a texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric; as, to weave wool, silk, etc.; hence, to unite by close connection or intermixture; to unite intimately.
This weaves itself, perforce, into my business.
That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silkTo deck her sons.
And for these words, thus woven into song.
Texture➦
The essential quality of something;
The texture of Neapolitan life
Weave➦
To form, as cloth, by interlacing threads; to compose, as a texture of any kind, by putting together textile materials; as, to weave broadcloth; to weave a carpet; hence, to form into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate; as, to weave the plot of a story.
When she weaved the sleided silk.
Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves.
Texture➦
The musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together;
Then another melodic line is added to the texture
Weave➦
To practice weaving; to work with a loom.
Texture➦
The characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality
Weave➦
To become woven or interwoven.
Weave➦
A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.
Weave➦
Pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
Weave➦
Interlace by or as it by weaving
Weave➦
Create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton;
Tissue textiles
Weave➦
Sway to and fro
Weave➦
To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;
The river winds through the hills
The path meanders through the vineyards
Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body
