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

Edith Wharton, of course, writes in such a startlingly sharp and close-grained way about how people live.

From The Daily Beast

Close-grained grey and yellowish-grey granite, with brown mica.

From Project Gutenberg

The wood of apple trees is hard, close-grained and often richly colored, and is suitable for turning or cabinet work.

From Project Gutenberg

They were made of ivory, stone, or some close-grained wood, and had the sides numbered from one to six.

From Project Gutenberg

A man upon whom continuous sunshine falls is like the earth in August: he becomes parched and dry and hard and close-grained.

From Project Gutenberg

He took from a niche a small piece of close-grained marble, about a foot square, and laid it before me.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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