| 单词 | ribbon grain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasribbon grain ribbon grain n. a stripe that is visible in the grain of mahogany and certain other hardwoods when quarter-sawn; frequently attributive. ΘΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [noun] > grain of wood, stone, or metal > longitudinal arrangement in wood grain1565 ribbon grain1932 the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [noun] > striped patterns candy stripe1875 Peking stripe1879 ribbon grain1932 ribbon figure1933 1932 Bull. Misc. Information (Royal Bot. Gardens, Kew) 103 Wood hard and moderately heavy, with interlocked fibre producing ribbon grain on radial surface. 1948 New Biol. 4 87 Mahogany is also best converted in this way [sc. by quarter-sawing],..to show the ‘ribbon-grain’ figure due to the inclination of the fibres to the vertical axis differing in successive growth rings. 2005 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 27 Mar. h1 Sunlight pours through the windows of a..condominium, causing its African ribbon-grain mahogany paneling to glow in shades of copper, burgundy and bronze. < as lemmas |
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