close-grained \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\adjective alsoclose-grain\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ 1.: having fine and closely arranged fibers, crystals, or particles : having a closely compacted smooth texture; specificallyof wood: having narrow annual rings or small wood elements or both 2.: careful and precise as to order and articulation < a book of fairly close-grained reasoning — N.M.Lawrence >