cross grain timber

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• cross-grain — n. a grain in timber, running across the regular grain …   Useful english dictionary

• cross-grained — adjective 1》 (also cross grain) (of timber) having a grain that runs across the regular grain. 2》 stubbornly contrary or bad tempered …   English new terms dictionary

• cross-grained — adj. 1 (of timber) having a cross grain. 2 perverse, intractable …   Useful english dictionary

• cross-grained — cross grainedly, adv. cross grainedness, n. /kraws graynd , kros /, adj. 1. having the grain running transversely or diagonally, or having an irregular or gnarled grain, as timber. 2. stubborn; perverse. [1640 50] * * * …   Universalium

• cross-grained — cross′ grained′ adj. 1) bui (of timber) a) having the grain running transversely or diagonally b) having an irregular grain 2) stubborn; perverse • Etymology: 1640–50 cross′ grained′ness ˈgreɪnd , ˈgreɪ nɪd n …   From formal English to slang

• cross-grained — [krôs′grānd΄] adj. 1. having a grain that is irregular or that runs across the longitudinal axis: said of timber 2. cantankerous; contrary; perverse …   English World dictionary

• cross-grained — /ˈkrɒs greɪnd/ (say kros graynd) adjective 1. having the grain running transversely, or diagonally, or having an irregular or gnarled grain, as timber. 2. perverse; intractable. –adverb 3. across the grain; perversely …  

• cross-cut saw — noun a saw with a handle at each end, used by two people for cutting across the grain of timber …   English new terms dictionary

• The Last Grain Race — is a 1956 book by Eric Newby, a travel writer, about his time spent on the Moshulu s last voyage in the Australian grain trade. Background to the book In 1938 Eric Newby, at the age of eighteen, signed on as an apprentice of the four masted… …   Wikipedia

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• Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …   Universalium