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fine-grained

[ fahyn-greynd ]

/ ˈfaɪnˈgreɪnd /

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adjective

being of fine grain or texture, as certain types of wood, leather, etc.

Photography. fine-grain.

Origin of fine-grained

First recorded in 1530–40

Words nearby fine-grained

fine-comb, fine-cut, fine-draw, fine-drawn, fine-grain, fine-grained, fine-tooth comb, fine-tune, fineable, finely, fineness

Example sentences from the Web for fine-grained

At 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

fine-grained

adjective

(of wood, leather, etc) having a fine smooth even grain

detailed, in-depth, or involving fine detail