单词 | cross-grain |
释义 | cross-grainn. 1. A grain running across the regular grain of any substance. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [noun] > grain of wood, stone, or metal > running across regular grain cross-grain1681 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis 282 Between the Grain and the Vein of a Diamond, there is this difference, that the former furthers; the latter, being so insuperably hard, hinders the splitting of it. Altho..a Vein, sometimes is nothing else, but a Cross-Grain. 2. The grain (of wood, etc.) cut across. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [noun] > grain of wood, stone, or metal > cut across cross-grain1880 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. XI. 404 A wood pavement must expose the cross-grain of the wood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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