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CLOSE-GRAINED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does close-grained mean?
• CLOSE-GRAINED (adjective)
The adjective CLOSE-GRAINED has 1 sense:
1. dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells
Familiarity information: CLOSE-GRAINED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells
Synonyms:
close-grained; fine-grained
Context example:
fine-grained rock
Similar:
fine (of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles)
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