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Close-grained   /kloʊs-greɪnd/   Listen
Close-grained

adjective
1.
Dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells.  Synonym: fine-grained.  "Fine-grained rock"





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"Close-grained" Quotes from Famous Books



... of staining close-grained woods is to use muriatic acid. The acid is put on with a brush like any ordinary stain. The colors thus obtained are artistic and most beautiful, and cannot be duplicated by any known pigment. The more coats applied the darker the color will be. This method of staining has ...
— The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 - 700 Things For Boys To Do • Popular Mechanics
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... some degree of taste. The white was also laid on in small patches upon the face, and drawn in a circle round each eye. The red seemed to be ochre, but what the white was we could not discover; it was close-grained, saponaceous to the touch, and almost as heavy as white lead; possibly it might be a kind of Steatites, but to our great regret we could not procure a bit of it to examine. They have holes in their ears, but we never saw any thing worn in ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 13 • Robert Kerr
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Words linked to "Close-grained" :   fine, fine-grained


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