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textura (iou)



textura noun & adjective. E20.
[German (also Textur) from Latin textura TEXTURE noun.]
(Designating or pertaining to) any of a group of typefaces first used in the earliest printed books, distinguished by narrow, angular letters and a strong vertical emphasis. Also, (designating or pertaining to) the formal manuscript hand on which these typefaces were based.