释义 |
quartersaw in British English (ˈkwɔːtəˌsɔː) verbWord forms: -saws, -sawing, -sawed, -sawed or -sawn(transitive) to saw (timber) into quarters along two diameters of a log at right angles to each other quartersaw in American English (ˈkwɔrtərˌsɔ) US verb transitiveWord forms: ˈquarterˌsawed, ˈquarterˌsawed or British ˈquarterˌsawn, ˈquarterˌsawing to saw (a log) into quarters lengthwise and then into boards, in order to show the grain of the wood to advantage; also, to produce (boards) in this way |