Texture can refer to the properties held and sensations caused by the external surface of objects and received through the sense of touch. It can also refer to the character or appearance of a surface, substance or a textile fabric. For example: the texture of the skin, smooth or wrinkled; the texture of an avocado pear, bumpy and knobbly; the texture of tree bark, some quite smooth, others very rough. The nature or appearance of a textile fabric is determined by its weave and thickness of the thread used in its production. For example: coarse sackcloth or smooth silk. Textures and tones are also predominant in art, particularly in painting: the textural surface of an oil painting produced with a palette knife is totally different to that of a watercolour painting. The word texture is also sometimes used to describe the feel of non-tactile sensations, such as the qualities of the various elements which make up the composition of a piece of music or a poem.r>
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