tex

n. a common nickname for a man, especially one who comes from Texas.

n. A masculine nickname or hypocorism, traditionally associated with individuals from the state of Texas.

“Everyone at the ranch just called him Tex because of his big cowboy hat.”

“The protagonist, a rugged drifter known only as Tex, became a staple character in mid-century Western cinema.”

American English · Informal

n. a unit used to measure how thick or heavy a piece of thread or fiber is.

n. A unit of linear mass density for fibers and yarns, defined as the mass in grams per 1,000 meters.

“The factory uses a high tex yarn to make the heavy canvas bags.”

“Engineers specified a yarn with a higher tex value to ensure the industrial fabric could withstand significant tensile stress.”

Technical

n. a short way of saying or writing the word 'text'.

n. A dialectal or informal clipping of the word 'text'.

“Send me a tex when you get home so I know you're safe.”

“In certain regional dialects, the final consonant is dropped, resulting in 'tex' rather than the standard 'text'.”

Dialect · Informal