texture

[ˈtɛkstʃə]
n
the surface of a material, esp as perceived by the sense of touch
a wall with a rough texture
the structure, appearance, and feel of a woven fabric
the general structure and disposition of the constituent parts of something
the texture of a cake
the distinctive character or quality of something
the texture of life in America
the nature of a surface other than smooth
woollen cloth has plenty of texture
the representation of the nature of a surface
the painter caught the grainy texture of the sand
music considered as the interrelationship between the horizontally presented aspects of melody and rhythm and the vertically represented aspect of harmony.the nature and quality of the instrumentation of a passage, piece, etc
vb
to give a distinctive usually rough or grainy texture to