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close-grained

[ klohs-greynd ]

/ ˈkloʊsˈgreɪnd /

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adjective

(of wood) fine in texture or having inconspicuous annual rings.

Origin of close-grained

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby close-grained

close-at-hand, close-by, close-cropped, close-fisted, close-fitting, close-grained, close-hauled, close-in, close-knit, close-lipped, close-order drill

Example sentences from the Web for close-grained

Edith 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

close-grained

/ (ˌkləʊsˈɡreɪnd) /

adjective

(of wood) dense or compact in texture