close-grained

[ klohs-greynd ]

adjective

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

close-grained

/ ˌkləʊsˈɡreɪnd /

adjective

1. (of wood) dense or compact in texture

Word History and Origins

Origin of close-grained¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

And while The Interestings is told from multiple points of view, Belzhar hews close to its narrator, letting her tell her story in a particularly close-grained way.

From Time

Wood firm, close-grained and very unwedgeable, on account of the oblique direction and crossing of its fibres.

From Project Gutenberg

Turkey oilstone is a close-grained bluish stone 653 containing from 70 to 75% of silica in a state of very fine division, intimately blended with about 20 to 25% of calcite.

From Project Gutenberg

Soon all conglomerated into a gummy, brown, close-grained, not over alluring substance to the vision, which was known among the children by the unromantic name of "Rose tobacco."

From Project Gutenberg

The wood is very hard, close-grained, and tough, and is used as a substitute for boxwood in the making of bobbins and shuttles for weaving, and also in cabinet-work.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• hard
• rigid
• solid
• stiff
• sturdy
• substantial
• thick
• tough
• unyielding