rough-grainedadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌfɡreɪnd/, U.S.

/ˈrəfˌɡreɪnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adj., grained adj.²

Etymology: < rough adj. + grained adj.²

Of wood, stone, metal, etc.: that has a coarse grain or texture. Also in extended use.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > fine or coarse

fine-graineda1552

rough-grained1597

large-grained1670

coarse-graineda1774

fine-grain1794

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > with specific kind of grain

rough-grained1597

cross-grained1675

well-grown1717

close-bodied1726

close-grained1754

upright1776

curled1778

spalted1977

1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. ciii. 1288 The woode [of the Ash] is white, smooth, hard, and somewhat rough grained.

1697 C. K. Art's Master-piece 92 Let the Wood you intend to work on, be very close grained,..but if rough grained, you must Prime it with Whiting.

1704 Dict. Rusticum at Oak The rough-grain'd body of a stubbed Oak.

1783 J. Edwards Directions Best Composition Metals App. 29 in Naut. Almanac 1787 Steel 1, Tin ¼—very rough-grained and bluish, and not much different from Steel itself.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xv. 175 A gentle hand—rough-grained and hard though it was.

1863 R. D. Clephane Rough & Smooth p. vi There is no block of quartz so rough-grained and unpromising but may have its grains of precious metal hidden deep within.

1962 in E. E. Evans-Pritchard Ess. Social Anthropol. v. 115 One gained the impression that one was dealing with a rough-grained, able and cunning man.

1996 A. K. McCallum in P. Maes From Animals to Animats 4 321/2 The agent can choose to have finer grain resolution in some situations, but only rough-grained resolution in others.

2003 A. Silvey Ess. Guide Children's Bks. 24/2 In Anno's Alphabet (1975) the letters are shown as solid pieces of rough-grained wood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rough-grained
释义	rough-grainedadj. Brit. /ˈrʌfɡreɪnd/, U.S. /ˈrəfˌɡreɪnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adj., grained adj.² Etymology: < rough adj. + grained adj.² Of wood, stone, metal, etc.: that has a coarse grain or texture. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > fine or coarse fine-graineda1552 rough-grained1597 large-grained1670 coarse-graineda1774 fine-grain1794 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > with specific kind of grain rough-grained1597 cross-grained1675 well-grown1717 close-bodied1726 close-grained1754 upright1776 curled1778 spalted1977 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. ciii. 1288 The woode [of the Ash] is white, smooth, hard, and somewhat rough grained. 1697 C. K. Art's Master-piece 92 Let the Wood you intend to work on, be very close grained,..but if rough grained, you must Prime it with Whiting. 1704 Dict. Rusticum at Oak The rough-grain'd body of a stubbed Oak. 1783 J. Edwards Directions Best Composition Metals App. 29 in Naut. Almanac 1787 Steel 1, Tin ¼—very rough-grained and bluish, and not much different from Steel itself. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xv. 175 A gentle hand—rough-grained and hard though it was. 1863 R. D. Clephane Rough & Smooth p. vi There is no block of quartz so rough-grained and unpromising but may have its grains of precious metal hidden deep within. 1962 in E. E. Evans-Pritchard Ess. Social Anthropol. v. 115 One gained the impression that one was dealing with a rough-grained, able and cunning man. 1996 A. K. McCallum in P. Maes From Animals to Animats 4 321/2 The agent can choose to have finer grain resolution in some situations, but only rough-grained resolution in others. 2003 A. Silvey Ess. Guide Children's Bks. 24/2 In Anno's Alphabet (1975) the letters are shown as solid pieces of rough-grained wood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1597
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