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[ klohs-greynd ] / ˈkloʊsˈgreɪnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR close-grained ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective(of wood) fine in texture or having inconspicuous annual rings. Origin of close-grainedFirst recorded in 1745–55 Words nearby close-grainedclosed traverse, closed union, closed universe, closefisted, close-fitting, close-grained, close harmony, close-hauled, close helmet, close-in, close juncture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for close-grainedEdith Wharton, of course, writes in such a startlingly sharp and close-grained way about how people live. How I Write: Meg Wolitzer|Noah Charney|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The head should be made of close-grained, well-seasoned wood, and of the exact dimensions of the chamber. Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.|Bureau of Ordnance, USN It is made of a close-grained, sea-green slate, and bears upon its surface the stains of centuries. Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans|William H. Holmes Sapwood light yellow, close-grained, annual rings clearly marked. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties|Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
The wood is close-grained, long-fibred, perfumed and highly resinous, and resists the action of water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various They are made of the close-grained oak that grows in a high northern latitude, and well seasoned. The Prairie Traveler|Randolph Marcy
British Dictionary definitions for close-grained
adjective(of wood) dense or compact in texture Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to close-grainedsolid, tight, tough, sturdy, hard, unyielding, substantial, rigid, thick, stiff, compact, firm, short, crowded, confining, restricted, confined, narrow, packed, congested |