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[ fahyn-greynd ] / ˈfaɪnˈgreɪnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fine-grained ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivebeing of fine grain or texture, as certain types of wood, leather, etc. Photography. fine-grain. Origin of fine-grainedFirst recorded in 1530–40 Words nearby fine-grainedfine-cut, fine-draw, fine-drawn, Fine Gael, fine-grain, fine-grained, fine kettle of fish, fine leg, finely, fine nail, fineness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fine-grainedAt best, the artist gives us a fine-grained picture of her subjects, a picture that allows us to see them aright. Tears of Gaza: Why Context Matters|Sigal Samuel|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST Flesh yellow, very solid, fine-grained, and of excellent flavor. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr The monchiquites (called after the Serra de Monchique, Portugal) are fine-grained and devoid of felspar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various Morocco, a fine-grained leather of the skin of a goat or sheep, first prepared in Morocco. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
Numerous large pitholes in the fine-grained schist in its bed show that much water has flowed in it. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868|David Livingstone Not unless the average brain-texture of the former be as fine-grained and highly organized as of the latter. The Color Line|William Benjamin Smith
British Dictionary definitions for fine-grained
adjective(of wood, leather, etc) having a fine smooth even grain detailed, in-depth, or involving fine detail 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 fine-grainedrare, gentle, fragile, mild, elegant, delightful, delicious, graceful, tender, subtle, soft, exquisite, small, slender, thin, tough, sturdy, solid, hard, unyielding |