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full-grain

[ fool-greyn ]

/ ˈfʊlˈgreɪn /

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adjective

(of leather) having the original grain surface intact.

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Words nearby full-grain

full-figured, full-fledged, full forward, full-frontal, full gainer, full-grain, full-grown, full house, full-length, full-line, full linear group

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How to use full-grain in a sentence

Gloriously smooth, full-grain leather was contrasted with hybrid materials.
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Their maize ripened gradually, and fields that yielded nothing during one month, were in full grain in that ensuing.
The Lily and the Totem|William Gilmore Simms
The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
His Life|William E. Barton, Theodore G. Soares, Sydney Strong
It was bright and moist, with a large, full grain, the sweetness of it being like that of good muscovado.
The History of Virginia, in Four Parts|Robert Beverley

"First the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear" is the natural law of spiritual growth.
How to Teach Religion|George Herbert Betts