close-grained

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close-grained [′klōs ‚grānd]

(materials)

Consisting of fine, closely spaced particles, crystals, or other elements.

narrow-ringed, close-grained, close-grown, fine-grained, slow-grown

Descriptive of wood having narrow annual rings.

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No references found			That blubber is something of the consistence of firm, close-grained beef, but tougher, more elastic and compact, and ranges from eight or ten to twelve and fifteen inches in thickness. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context By his hand upon the table there lay a peculiar instrument,--a brown, close-grained stick, with a stone head like a hammer, rudely lashed on with coarse twine. Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context Wegg was a knotty man, and a close-grained, with a face carved out of very hard material, that had just as much play of expression as a watchman's rattle. Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context			close couple close coupling close harmony close in close nipple Close Packing close routine close sand close season close sheeting close string close stringer close studding close timbering close tolerance close work Close, Chuck Close, Glenn close-boarded close-contact glue close-control radar close-coupled pump close-coupled tank and bowl close-coupling method close-cut close-grained close-grown close-joints cleavage close-off rating close-out file close-packed crystal Close-Range Concentrated Fire close-sheeted close-talking microphone close-tolerance forging close-up close-up casement hinge closed closed aerodrome closed architecture closed association closed ball closed bidding closed book closed braid closed building system closed captions closed cell closed circuit closed circular region closed competitive selection			close-control radar close-controlled air interception close-coupled close-coupled close-coupled pump Close-Coupled Representation close-coupled tank and bowl Close-Coupling Approximation close-coupling method Close-Coupling Second-Order Potential Close-Coupling Wave-Packet close-cropped close-cut close-down close-downs Close-end credit Close-End Credits Close-end funds Close-end funds Close-End Lease Close-End Lease Close-End Lease Close-End Leases Close-End Leases Close-End Leases Close-fights close-fisted close-fisted close-fitting close-fitting close-grained close-grown close-handed Close-harmony Close-harmony close-hauled Close-In Extrasolar Giant Planet Close-In Fire Support Close-In Gun System Close-In Man-portable Mine Detector Close-in weapon system close-joints cleavage close-knit close-knit close-lipped close-lipped close-minded close-minded close-mindedness close-mouthed close-mouthed close-off rating Close-Open-Close close-order drill Close-out Close-out Close-out close-out file Close-out store Close-out store Close-out stores

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