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CURLY-GRAINED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does curly-grained mean?
• CURLY-GRAINED (adjective)
The adjective CURLY-GRAINED has 1 sense:
1. of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel
Familiarity information: CURLY-GRAINED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel
Synonyms:
cross-grained; curly-grained; wavy-grained
Similar:
uneven (not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture)
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