close+grained+wood

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• close-grained — [ ,klous greınd ] adjective close grained wood is smooth and hard because its fibers are very close together …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• close-grained — adjective close grained wood has a fine natural pattern …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• close-grained — adj. dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small diameter cells. Syn: fine grained. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• close-grained — close′ grained′ [[t]kloʊs[/t]] adj. (of wood) fine in texture or having inconspicuous annual rings • Etymology: 1745–55 …   From formal English to slang

• close-grained — adjective dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small diameter cells close grained birch fine grained rock • Syn: ↑fine grained • Similar to: ↑fine …   Useful english dictionary

• close-grained — /ˈkloʊs greɪnd/ (say klohs graynd) adjective (of wood) having the grain close or fine in texture …  

• close-grained — adjective Date: 1754 having a compacted smooth texture; especially having narrow annual rings or small wood elements …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• close-grained — /klohs graynd /, adj. (of wood) fine in texture or having inconspicuous annual rings. [1745 55] * * * …   Universalium

• Wood as a medium — As a contemporary artistic medium, wood is used in traditional and modern styles, and is an excellent medium for new art. Wood is used in forms of sculpture, craft, and decoration including chip carving, wood burning, and marquetry. Wood offers a …   Wikipedia

• -grained — [ greınd ] suffix 1. ) used with some adjectives for describing substances such as wood or stone that have a particular arrangement, pattern, or direction of fibers: fine grained rock 2. ) used with some adjectives for describing substances that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sour|wood — «SOWR WUD», noun. 1. a tree of the heath family, native to the eastern United States, having a hard, close grained wood, dark, glossy leaves that turn bright scarlet in the fall, and spikes of small, white, egg shaped flowers; sorrel tree. 2. its …   Useful english dictionary