even-grained

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• straight-grained — adjective of timber; having fibers that run in parallel • Similar to: ↑even * * * adjective see straight grain * * * straight grained «STRAYT GRAYND», adjective. (of timber) having the grain running straight, or parallel to the length, instead of …   Useful english dictionary

• igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary …   Universalium

• pine — pine1 pinelike, adj. /puyn/, n. 1. any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Cf. pine family. 2. any of various similar coniferous… …   Universalium

• lancewood — /lans wood , lahns /, n. 1. the tough, elastic wood of any of various trees, esp. Oxandra lanceolata, of tropical America, used for carriage shafts, cabinetwork, etc. 2. a tree that yields this wood. [1690 1700; LANCE1 + WOOD1] * * * ▪ wood… …   Universalium

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• haldu — ˈhäl(ˌ)dü noun ( s) Etymology: Hindi haldū 1. : a timber tree (Adina cordifolia) of the family Rubiaceae with light yellow even grained wood 2. : the wood of haldu …   Useful english dictionary

• red ivory — noun : a southern African buckthorn (Rhamnus zeheri) with hard heavy even grained wood especially suitable for decorative work and turnery …   Useful english dictionary

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

• sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …   Universalium

• Social behaviour in animals — Introduction       actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics       Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) …   Universalium