- close-grained
- close-grained 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. 2000.
close-grained
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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 — 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 — smulkiagrūdis statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Kurio grūdai smulkūs. atitikmenys: angl. close grained; fine grained rus. мелкозернистый … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
close-grained — adjective close grained wood has a fine natural pattern … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
Close-grained — Мелкозернистый … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
-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
