Definition of Cross-grained

1. Adjective. Difficult to deal with.

Exact synonyms: Contrarious
Similar to: Obstinate, Stubborn, Unregenerate

2. Adjective. Of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel.
Exact synonyms: Curly-grained, Wavy-grained
Similar to: Uneven

Definition of Cross-grained

1. Adjective. (context: of timber) Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: by extension) Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cross-grained

cross-examine
cross-examiner
cross-eye
cross-eyed
cross-fertilisation
cross-fertilise
cross-fertilization
cross-fertilize
cross-file
cross-foster
cross-fostered
cross-fostering
cross-fosters
cross-garnet
cross-garnets
cross-grained (current term)
cross-hatch
cross-hatched
cross-hatches
cross-hatching
cross-hybridisation
cross-index
cross-infection
cross-jack yard
cross-jack yards
cross-kick
cross-lag
cross-leaved heath
cross-legged
cross-light

Literary usage of Cross-grained

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von ( Mueller (1884)
"That of old trees is sometimes cross-grained, and thus furnishes a portion of the curled Maple-wood, which is very beautiful and much in request for ..."

2. Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A History Critical and by David Patrick, Robert Chambers (1902)
"... a cross-grained, old-fashioned, whimsical fellow, with с ugly face, a daughter, and a pretty son ? Hast. We have not seen the gentleman ; but he les the ..."

3. Materials of Construction: Their Manufacture and Properties by Adelbert Philo Mills, Harrison Washburn Hayward (1922)
"When a straight-grained log is sawn, either straight-grained or cross- grained timber may be obtained, depending upon the parallelism of the plane of ..."

4. Cyclopedia of Civil Engineering: A General Reference Work on Surveying by American Technical Society (1917)
"3, are shown three pieces of timber of which A is absolutely cross grained, B is partially cross grained, and C is straight grained. ..."

5. A Manual of Indian Timbers: An Account of the Growth, Distribution, and Uses by James Sykes Gamble (1902)
"... often cross-grained ; heartwood distinct, resinous. Pore* round, often in groups, small to large, generally moderate-sized, often tilled with resin, ..."

6. Student and Singer: The Reminiscences of Charles Santley by Charles Santley (1892)
"... CHAPTER IX Efforts to obtain Work—Engagement at Pavia — A Conceited Tenor and a cross-grained Baritone — I escort an Aged ..."

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