textured

1. 1
   adjective

   Having a surface with a noticeable feel or pattern rather than being smooth.

   The designer selected a textured fabric to add warmth to the room.

   Heavily textured plaster gave the ceiling a handmade look.

   Similarrough, coarse, uneven, nubby

   Oppositesmooth, flat, plain

2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of texture.

   The sculptor textured the surface so it would catch the light.

   The metal panels were textured to reduce glare on the screen.

   Note

   The verb behind it is regular: texture simply adds -d, so the past tense and the participle share one spelling with the everyday adjective. Look for an agent or a tense to tell them apart. The sculptor textured the clay is plainly a verb. A textured wall is the adjective, which alone takes more and most (a more textured finish). The panels were textured by hand leans toward the verb, because someone did the work.

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