| 单词 |
cross-grain |
| 释义 |
ˈcross-grain [cross- 4 b.] 1. A grain running across the regular grain of any substance.
1681Grew Musæum Reg. Soc. 282 Between the Grain and the Vein of a Diamond, there is this difference, that the former furthers; the latter, being so insuperably hard, hinders the splitting of it. Altho..a Vein, sometimes is nothing else, but a Cross-Grain. 2. The grain (of wood, etc.) cut across.
1880Libr. Univ. Knowl. (N.Y.) XI. 404 A wood pavement must expose the cross-grain of the wood. |

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