close-grained

(klōs′grānd′)

adj.

Dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells.

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close-grained

(ˌkləʊsˈɡreɪnd)

adj

(Forestry) (of wood) dense or compact in texture

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close′-grained′

(kloʊs)

adj.

(of wood) fine in texture or having inconspicuous annual rings.

[1745–55]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

close-grained - dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells; "close-grained birch"; "fine-grained rock"

fine-grained

fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"

Translations

close-grained

[ˌkləʊsˈgreɪnd] ADJ [wood] → tupido

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That blubber is something of the consistence of firm, close-grained beef, but tougher, more elastic and compact, and ranges from eight or ten to twelve and fifteen inches in thickness.

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By his hand upon the table there lay a peculiar instrument,--a brown, close-grained stick, with a stone head like a hammer, rudely lashed on with coarse twine.

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Wegg was a knotty man, and a close-grained, with a face carved out of very hard material, that had just as much play of expression as a watchman's rattle.

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