cross-grainedadj.

/ˈkrɒsɡreɪnd/

/ˈkrɔːsɡreɪnd/

Etymology: Parasynthetic derivative of cross-grain n.

1. Of wood: Having the grain or fibre arranged in crossing directions, or irregularly, instead of running straight longitudinally.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > with specific kind of grain

rough-grained1597

cross-grained1675

well-grown1717

close-bodied1726

close-grained1754

upright1776

curled1778

spalted1977

1675 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Trunks ii. vii. 76 Elm..is the most cross-grain'd Timber; that is, cleaveth so unevenly..according to the cross position of the said Vessels.

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. vi. Explan. Terms 108 Stuff is Cross-grained when a..Branch shoots out on that part of the Trunck of the Tree; For the..Grain of that branch..runs across [printed a gross] the Grain of the Trunck.

1873 J. Richards On Arrangem. Wood-working Factories 104 Knives for working hard or cross-grained lumber.

2. figurative. Of opposed nature or temper; given to opposition, contrarious; difficult to deal with, intractable; perverse, refractory, queer-tempered. (Said of persons and things.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > perverse

wharfedc1175

thwart-over?c1225

fromwardc1275

thwarta1325

wilgernc1325

contrariousa1340

froward1340

rebours1340

awaywarda1375

overthwartc1384

protervec1384

waywardc1384

arsewardc1386

wrawc1386

wrawfulc1386

crabbeda1400

ungraitha1400

wraweda1400

awklyc1400

perversec1425

awkc1440

perversiosec1475

crooked1508

wrayward1516

awkward1530

difficilec1533

peevish1539

protervous1547

overthwarting1552

untowardly1561

difficult1589

cross1594

cama1600

frowish1601

awkwardish1613

haggardly1635

pigheadeda1637

cross-grained1647

wry1649

crossfulc1680

thwarting1718

kim-kama1734

wronghead1737

piggish1742

witherly1790

top-thrawn1808

contrary1850

cussed1858

three-cornered1863

thwarteous1890

bloody-minded1935

1647 Case Kingd. 16 So cross-grain'd to all Novelty.

1652 G. Wharton tr. J. Rothmann Κειρομαντία: Art of Divining Ded. The many Discouragements and Cross-grain'd Events I have Laboured under.

1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iii. 56 Was there ever such a cross-grain'd brute, that won't hear me!

1850 T. A. Trollope Impress. Wanderer xiii. 204 He would think you a pestilent, cross-grained fellow.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island v. xxiii. 184 She [sc. the boat] was the most cross-grained lop-sided craft to manage.

3. adv. Across the grain. (literal and figurative)

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [adverb] > across the grain

cross-grained1678

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > perversely

witherc1200

contrariouslyc1380

waywardly1395

frowardlya1400

overthwartlya1425

wrawlyc1440

protervely1447

perverselya1513

thrawnlya1522

perversedlya1525

thrawartly1533

thwartly1558

backwardlya1586

unreclaimablya1616

peevishlya1680

untowardly1682

bloody-mindedly1716

wrong-headedly1737

thrawart-like1768

cross-grained1825

pigheadedly1836

cussedly1868

contrariwise1873

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. iv. 65 Working still Cross-grain'd.

1825 C. Lamb in London Mag. July 377 Things went cross-grained in the Court yesterday.

Derivatives

cross-ˈgrainedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness

frowardnessa1300

waywardnessc1384

wrawnessc1386

frowardship14..

perversity?a1425

frowardheadc1470

overthwartnessc1475

adversity1489

perversednessa1500

thrawnness1499

untowardnessa1525

protervitya1527

repugnancy1557

thrawardness1567

contrariousness1571

crookedness1576

thwartness1577

pervertness1581

peevishness1582

awkness1587

crabbedness1598

untowardliness1598

crossness1600

difficileness1612

contrariness1642

perverseness1644

cross-grainedness1652

wrong-headedness1740

pigheadedness1801

cussedness1852

orneriness1880

bloody-mindedness1910

difficultness1934

1652 J. Wadsworth tr. P. de Sandoval Civil Wars Spain 273 By reason of the pervers Cross-grainedness of those of the Junta.

1673 S. Dugard Marriages Cousin Germans 65 The ill nature of the Wife, or the Cross-graindnesse of the Husband.

1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 236 A Fanatic, whereof the Composition was Cross-grainedness, Ambition, and Malice.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. lviii. 154 She..could only lament..over..the cross-grainedness of men.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	cross-grained
释义	cross-grainedadj. /ˈkrɒsɡreɪnd//ˈkrɔːsɡreɪnd/ Etymology: Parasynthetic derivative of cross-grain n. 1. Of wood: Having the grain or fibre arranged in crossing directions, or irregularly, instead of running straight longitudinally. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > with specific kind of grain rough-grained1597 cross-grained1675 well-grown1717 close-bodied1726 close-grained1754 upright1776 curled1778 spalted1977 1675 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Trunks ii. vii. 76 Elm..is the most cross-grain'd Timber; that is, cleaveth so unevenly..according to the cross position of the said Vessels. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. vi. Explan. Terms 108 Stuff is Cross-grained when a..Branch shoots out on that part of the Trunck of the Tree; For the..Grain of that branch..runs across [printed a gross] the Grain of the Trunck. 1873 J. Richards On Arrangem. Wood-working Factories 104 Knives for working hard or cross-grained lumber. 2. figurative. Of opposed nature or temper; given to opposition, contrarious; difficult to deal with, intractable; perverse, refractory, queer-tempered. (Said of persons and things.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > perverse wharfedc1175 thwart-over?c1225 fromwardc1275 thwarta1325 wilgernc1325 contrariousa1340 froward1340 rebours1340 awaywarda1375 overthwartc1384 protervec1384 waywardc1384 arsewardc1386 wrawc1386 wrawfulc1386 crabbeda1400 ungraitha1400 wraweda1400 awklyc1400 perversec1425 awkc1440 perversiosec1475 crooked1508 wrayward1516 awkward1530 difficilec1533 peevish1539 protervous1547 overthwarting1552 untowardly1561 difficult1589 cross1594 cama1600 frowish1601 awkwardish1613 haggardly1635 pigheadeda1637 cross-grained1647 wry1649 crossfulc1680 thwarting1718 kim-kama1734 wronghead1737 piggish1742 witherly1790 top-thrawn1808 contrary1850 cussed1858 three-cornered1863 thwarteous1890 bloody-minded1935 1647 Case Kingd. 16 So cross-grain'd to all Novelty. 1652 G. Wharton tr. J. Rothmann Κειρομαντία: Art of Divining Ded. The many Discouragements and Cross-grain'd Events I have Laboured under. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iii. 56 Was there ever such a cross-grain'd brute, that won't hear me! 1850 T. A. Trollope Impress. Wanderer xiii. 204 He would think you a pestilent, cross-grained fellow. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island v. xxiii. 184 She [sc. the boat] was the most cross-grained lop-sided craft to manage. 3. adv. Across the grain. (literal and figurative) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [adverb] > across the grain cross-grained1678 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > perversely witherc1200 contrariouslyc1380 waywardly1395 frowardlya1400 overthwartlya1425 wrawlyc1440 protervely1447 perverselya1513 thrawnlya1522 perversedlya1525 thrawartly1533 thwartly1558 backwardlya1586 unreclaimablya1616 peevishlya1680 untowardly1682 bloody-mindedly1716 wrong-headedly1737 thrawart-like1768 cross-grained1825 pigheadedly1836 cussedly1868 contrariwise1873 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. iv. 65 Working still Cross-grain'd. 1825 C. Lamb in London Mag. July 377 Things went cross-grained in the Court yesterday. Derivatives cross-ˈgrainedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness frowardnessa1300 waywardnessc1384 wrawnessc1386 frowardship14.. perversity?a1425 frowardheadc1470 overthwartnessc1475 adversity1489 perversednessa1500 thrawnness1499 untowardnessa1525 protervitya1527 repugnancy1557 thrawardness1567 contrariousness1571 crookedness1576 thwartness1577 pervertness1581 peevishness1582 awkness1587 crabbedness1598 untowardliness1598 crossness1600 difficileness1612 contrariness1642 perverseness1644 cross-grainedness1652 wrong-headedness1740 pigheadedness1801 cussedness1852 orneriness1880 bloody-mindedness1910 difficultness1934 1652 J. Wadsworth tr. P. de Sandoval Civil Wars Spain 273 By reason of the pervers Cross-grainedness of those of the Junta. 1673 S. Dugard Marriages Cousin Germans 65 The ill nature of the Wife, or the Cross-graindnesse of the Husband. 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 236 A Fanatic, whereof the Composition was Cross-grainedness, Ambition, and Malice. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset II. lviii. 154 She..could only lament..over..the cross-grainedness of men. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1647
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