plain-saw
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of plain-saw
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Armchair of the Dining-Room Set This armchair will look well if made of plain-sawed oak.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
The desk shown in the illustration was made of plain-sawed white oak.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor
The "high-post bedstead" had long groups of smooth flutes in the upward course of its posts, and no footboard, a plain-sawed headboard and smooth headposts.
From The Development of Embroidery in America by Candace Wheeler
Upstairs, plain-sawed will do nicely for the hall and chambers, and also for the bathroom if it is not tiled.
From The Complete Home by Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth) Laughlin
At this writing the plain-sawed costs, laid, usually 16 cents per square foot.
From The Complete Home by Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth) Laughlin
Kiln-drying of one inch oak, takes one or two weeks, quarter-sawn boards taking one and a half times as long as plain-sawn.
From Handwork in Wood by William Noyes
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