| 单词 | close-grained |
| 例句 | And while The Interestings is told from multiple points of view, Belzhar hews close to its narrator, letting her tell her story in a particularly close-grained way. Meg Wolitzer: "The Bell Jar," "Belzhar," and My Debt to Sylvia Plath 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Wood firm, close-grained and very unwedgeable, on account of the oblique direction and crossing of its fibres. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z Turkey oilstone is a close-grained bluish stone 653 containing from 70 to 75% of silica in a state of very fine division, intimately blended with about 20 to 25% of calcite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Soon all conglomerated into a gummy, brown, close-grained, not over alluring substance to the vision, which was known among the children by the unromantic name of "Rose tobacco." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The wood is very hard, close-grained, and tough, and is used as a substitute for boxwood in the making of bobbins and shuttles for weaving, and also in cabinet-work. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The timber of the cypress is hard, close-grained, of a fine reddish hue, and very durable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Lana, l�′na, n. the tough, close-grained wood of a Guiana tree. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Cut a twig of any hickory tree, and you realize that the wood is close-grained and very springy. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Cobalt is a semi-metal of a grey or steel colour, of a close-grained fracture, more difficult of fusion than copper, not easily calcined. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z The Upper Silurian limestones already described are succeeded by a most remarkable series of close-grained white sandstones, containing numerous beds of highly bituminous coal, and but few marine fossils. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z The wood, which in Indian temples is burnt as incense, is yellowish-red, close-grained, tough, hard, readily worked, durable, and equal in quality to that of the deodar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The wood is soft, light, close-grained, light brown and weak. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z Each season begins with a coarse, porous band of "spring wood," followed by a narrower band of fine, close-grained "summer wood." Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The poisonous gases had failed to penetrate the close-grained fabric. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z The outside twigs could be cut of course, but hawthorn is hard and close-grained. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Then I gathered a quantity of fuel, carefully selecting a number of logs of heavy, close-grained wood, which might be depended upon to keep alight for hours. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z The wood is tough, close-grained, heavy and strong. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The wood is hard, strong, tough, and close-grained. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z How extremely dense and hard is the wood of Philadelphus! as close-grained as Box, and almost as hard as the bright yellow wood of Berberis. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z It is close-grained, free from knots, without apparent medullary rays, and is hard and tough, but will not take a polish. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The young trees furnish a brittle wood, containing much pith; the wood of old trees is white, hard and close-grained, polishes well, and is employed for shoemakers’ pegs, combs, skewers, mathematical instruments and turned articles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z The wood is strong and hard, close-grained, light brown tinged with red. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The hornbeams grow very slowly and their wood is close-grained, heavy, and hard. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The wood of them, which is white, close-grained, tough, and light, is well adapted to that purpose. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z The close-grained, firm wood, which can be worked with ease, is not highly esteemed. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z It is based largely on a close-grained analysis of masses of sea surface and air temperature data collected over the century. A Sharp Ocean Chill and 20th Century Climate 2010-09-22T17:03:00Z It is heavy, strong, hard, tough, close-grained, durable, and light brown in color. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The wood is heavy, hard, and close-grained, valuable for the manufacture of furniture and implements, especially wheel hubs, and for fuel. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The wood is light, soft and close-grained, but not strong. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The Lawson Cypress produces a valuable wood, close-grained and strong, yet light. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z The wood of the apple tree or the common crab is hard, close-grained, and often richly coloured, and is suitable for turning and cabinet work. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The wood is close-grained, tough, strong, heavy, hard, moderately durable in contact with the soil. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z In Oklahoma and Arkansas and eastern Texas the burning bush becomes a good-sized tree and its hard, close-grained wood is peculiarly adapted to making spindles, knitting needles, skewers, and toothpicks. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Near the top of these strata is the Freestone bed, a thick bed of a close-grained sandstone, weathering a yellowish grey, which forms a good building stone. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight The best kind of charcoal is that of close-grained pine or alder; it is cut in short prisms, having a flat smooth surface at right angles to the rings of growth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Its timber is of some value, being white, tough, and close-grained. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The wood is heavy, exceedingly hard, strong, close-grained and dark brown. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The wood of prunus is close-grained, solid, and durable, and a few of the species are important timber trees. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z In their native state, accordingly, the Samoans were still in the Stone Age, their principal tools being stone axes and adzes, made mainly from a close-grained basalt which is found in the island of Tutuila. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II The wood is close-grained, long-fibred, perfumed and highly resinous, and resists the action of water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The result is a thoroughly cooked, close-grained, crisp biscuit. Camp and Trail The wood is heavy, hard, close-grained, reddish-brown in color and has no especial commercial uses. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z "Rosemary pine" was heavy, hard, close-grained, with a thin rim of soft sap-wood. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The wood is red, close-grained, hard, and heavy. My First Summer in the Sierra The passages were all cut in a close-grained stone, and are very narrow, with arched ceilings, running very irregularly, and ramifying in all directions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Stiff batter makes close-grained heavy bread; thin batter makes light and crisp bread. Camp and Trail The wood is hard, heavy, strong, close-grained and light brown in color. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z It is light, soft, weak, and close-grained; used for posts, railroad ties, building material and fuel. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The brown close-grained wood, as well as the small scale-like leaves, is fragrant, and the flat overlapping plumes make fine beds, and must shed the rain well. My First Summer in the Sierra It was now that the boys' knowledge of timber stood them in good stead; and it took but a short while to pick out a tree which was close-grained and comparatively free from knots. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon They glozed his faults and made virtues out of his close-grained traits; they praised and lamented, with sighs and mournful words, but Isom’s widow could not weep. The Bondboy The wood is soft, light, weak, close-grained and decays readily in contact with heat and moisture. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z Such specimens furnish the cabinet-maker and carpenter with a beautiful, bright red, close-grained wood for fine interior finish and furniture. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The best woods for use in the hot rooms are close-grained and free from essential oils. The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction Small tree, 10 to 30 ft. high; Virginia and south, with very hard, white, close-grained wood. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination Wood, a dark purplish-brown or gray; hard, close-grained, strong, very durable in weather or ground work, and heavy; fruit round, 1-3/4 inches through. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 The wood is very heavy, hard, close-grained, light to dark brown, durable in contact with the soil. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The tree is a small one at best, slow-growing, pyramidal, twenty to forty feet in height, with short, horizontal branches and tough, close-grained white wood. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z If this is not available, choose some other close-grained wood, free from knots and blemishes. Boys' Book of Model Boats Large tree, 60 to 100 ft. high, with grayish-white, very smooth bark, and firm, light-colored, close-grained wood. Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination Wood soft, close-grained, not strong, splits in drying, useless for weather or ground work. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 The wood is light, soft, close-grained, durable, of a light yellow-brown color and is used for the same purposes as yellow poplar. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z The wood of this tree is very durable in contact with water, besides being heavy, close-grained, and hard. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The monument in question is a tablet of very close-grained grey stone 1113 inches long 6 inches high and, in the centre, about 3 inches thick. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 The wood is whitish, hard, close-grained, and suitable for engraving, carving, and similar purposes. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia His wood is tough enough and close-grained enough, but there is plenty of sap coursing through it. A History of Elizabethan Literature The wood is heavy, moderately hard, close-grained, and not durable on exposure. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z All produce pale close-grained, fairly hard wood, valued in turnery and for the interior finish of houses. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z His firm and close-grained mind was a sort of whetstone on which my father sharpened his wits at this weekly “setting.” Spare Hours An exceedingly hard, close-grained wood, used for mallets, sheaves of blocks, turnery, etc. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Wood close-grained, compact structure, annual rings clearly marked. Seasoning of Wood The wood is hard, heavy, strong, very close-grained, brown to red in color. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z St. Domingo mahogany is a very hard and close-grained kind of wood. Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] To the observer on the summit of Mont Blanc, the blue is as uniform and coherent as if it formed the surface of the most close-grained solid. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 It is generally made of manuka, a very hard, dark, close-grained and heavy wood. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Wood heavy, tough, exceedingly close-grained, very strong and hard, durable in contact with the soil, and will take a fine polish. Seasoning of Wood The wood is heavy, hard, and close-grained, light yellow, streaked with brown, with a very broad zone of lighter sapwood. Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them 2011-10-08T02:00:23.997Z This sapotaceous plant attains a great size in Guiana and affords a dense, close-grained, valuable timber. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Perhaps we should never have had the unique porcupine quill embroidery except for the close-grained skin foundation, which made it possible and permanent. The Development of Embroidery in America The wood is of a slightly reddish colour, close-grained, but brittle, and peculiarly fragrant when burnt. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia The wood is close-grained, heavy, fairly hard and strong, of compact structure. Seasoning of Wood These old paper-hangings were of very heavy and strong materials, close-grained, firm and durable. Customs and Fashions in Old New England The wood is beautifully white, close-grained, and ivory-like, and is much used for making Indian toys. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture This is to prevent the "high lights" in close-grained woods from being discolored by the stain in the filler which is to follow. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 Maire—a small tree ten to fifteen feet high, six to eight inches in diameter; wood hard, close-grained, heavy, used by Maoris in the manufacture of war implements. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Wood light, soft, close-grained, and susceptible of high polish. Seasoning of Wood Coarse-grained woods make up into furniture and take a more satisfactory finish than close-grained woods. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 It is close-grained, hard, heavy, elastic and tough, and takes a high polish. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture They are made of the close-grained oak that grows in a high northern latitude, and well seasoned. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions It is a close-grained, brittle wood, and takes a good polish; its colour is black with yellow streaks, and it is used for furniture-making. The Philippine Islands Wood is light, soft, close-grained, and takes a fine polish. Seasoning of Wood New England housekeepers prized the smooth, close-grained bowls which the Indians made from the veined and mottled knots of maple-wood. Home Life in Colonial Days He used mostly one kind of wood, viz., close-grained maple. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Flesh comparatively close-grained, succulent, and tender, of a light-reddish vermilion or orange color, the heart lighter, and large in proportion to the size of the root. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. Broad surfaces of close-grained hardwood having a shiny surface are usually carefully roughened with a fine toothing plane blade previous to glueing. Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. Wood heavy, hard, strong, tough, close-grained, durable in contact with the soil. Seasoning of Wood It is odd enough, though true, that reading hard close-grained stuff produces a much more decided and better effect in this way, than books written professedly for the purpose of entertainment.' The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 I found that the wood gave off the characteristic odour of cedar; that it was close-grained; that it was easily workable; and that it was, in short, everything I could possibly desire. The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn It is of medium size, early, tender, rather close-grained, and sugary; better suited for use in summer and autumn than for winter. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. Potato soil should be so close-grained that it will hold moisture during a dry spell and yet so well-drained that the tubers will not be hurt by too much moisture in wet weather. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Wood soft and close-grained, neither strong nor durable. Seasoning of Wood "It is as close-grained and delicate as—as a lady's cheek." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Lime made of close-grained stone of the harder sort will be good in structural parts; lime of porous stone, in stucco. The Ten Books on Architecture The flesh is tender, close-grained, and of a sweet, sugary flavor; the leaves are small, and few in number; bulb about two inches in thickness by four inches in diameter, weighing eight or ten ounces. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. The wood itself is light, soft and close-grained, having a color that varies from yellow to red. Growing Nuts in the North A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin Wood light, soft, close-grained, neither strong nor durable. Seasoning of Wood The stone selected came from the Millstone Granite Company's Quarries, Millstone Point, Conn., and is a close-grained granite. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad The Terminal Station - West It is a silvery-white close-grained iron, very hard and rather brittle, somewhat like cast iron but with silicon as the main additional ingredient in place of carbon. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries Flesh salmon-yellow, not uniform in texture or solidity, sometimes close-grained, sweet, and fine flavored, and sometimes very coarse, stringy, and nearly worthless for the table; seeds of medium size, grayish-white, the border darker, or brownish. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. I visited his Studio, and saw him busy upon a colossal head of Luther--in a close-grained, but coarse-tinted, stone. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two Wood yellow to pale brown, heavy, hard, close-grained and strong. Seasoning of Wood It was the same as the quarry product—magnesium limestone, white, fine, close-grained and easily worked. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The building material here is a close-grained felsite, and huge fragments of it have been used in the construction of the parapets. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Flesh white, circled or zoned with bright pink; not very close-grained, but very sugary and well-flavored. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. The stone, being of a very close-grained quality, is absolutely as white and sound as if it had been just cut from the quarry. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Wood light, soft, not strong, close-grained, easily worked, very durable in contact with the soil and very fragrant. Seasoning of Wood Commercial value: The wood is strong, close-grained, and tough. Studies of Trees The Norwegian ski was made of close-grained wood, 1 inch thick, 3-1/2 inches wide and 6 feet long. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island Flesh pale yellow, zoned or circled with white, not close-grained, but sugary. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. Large masses of granite are here in the bed of this river and on its banks, although the ridges close by are composed of very cellular basalt and close-grained sandstone. McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia A fine, close-grained, yellowish-white, durable timber, elastic, easily worked, free of knots, and fragrant. Seasoning of Wood Commercial value: Its wood is heavy, close-grained, and takes a good polish. Studies of Trees A hard, close-grained sand stone forms the basis of the north-east point of Vanderlin's Island; but the hummocks and the upper rocks are calcareous, similar to Inspection Hill at the head of the Gulph. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Flesh white, zoned or marked with yellow, close-grained and sugary. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. This shell is very close-grained and fine, but only moderately glossy. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 A fine, close-grained, yellowish white, durable timber, easily worked. Seasoning of Wood Around the pith comes a dark, close-grained series of rings known as the heartwood, and outside the heartwood comes a lighter layer, the sapwood. Studies of Trees The second kind of stone is light, close-grained, and easily splits, but not in layers; it is of a yellowish colour, and probably argillaceous. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 It is close-grained; mild; a good keeper; forms its bulbs, with few exceptions, and ripens, the last of July; being three or four weeks earlier than the Large Red. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. It is reddish, smooth, close-grained, and rather heavy. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Wood light, soft, stiff, but not strong, of fine texture, straight and close-grained, and white to light brown color, but not durable in contact with the soil. Seasoning of Wood We passed a solitary tree of a remarkable character, related to Banisteria, the wood being white and close-grained, much resembling beech. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 The stone of which this was composed was of a whitish cast, close-grained and hard, but not heavy. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 Shittim Wood, a hard, close-grained acacia wood of an orange-brown colour found in the Arabian Desert, and employed in constructing the Jewish Tabernacle. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Here grew many fine cedar-trees, of a light colour and close-grained, while thick woods of the mangrove appeared on all sides: these much impeded their advance, and prevented them from making any great progress. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. Rather close-grained, conspicuous medullary rays, and when quarter-sawn and well smoothed is very beautiful. Seasoning of Wood It is very close-grained, compact, takes a good polish, and when perfectly seasoned is not liable to shrink or warp. Among the Trees at Elmridge They were a tough, hard, and close-grained wood. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 He obtained several specimens, all of much the same type, a close-grained granite rock which weathers red. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I 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 Wood light, soft, close-grained, not strong, checks badly in drying, decays quickly, not durable in contact with the soil, takes a good polish. Seasoning of Wood The hard, close-grained timber requires days of hewing and sawing to get it severed. Among the Trees at Elmridge But the stones of the pebble bank are a close-grained, yellow-spotted rock. Glaucus, or the Wonders of the Shore There is no such thing as "form" alone; it is only the close-grained material that takes the highest finish. Ponkapog Papers The timber is tough, close-grained, white, and looks more like pine than any other of the spruces. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon Heartwood light reddish brown, sapwood nearly white, close-grained, compact structure, with a satiny luster. Seasoning of Wood In addition, the bread should be firm and close-grained and the butter should be put on thickly enough to make the slices of bread stick together. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies The pulsations of the strings are communicated to the sound-board by the bridge, a thick rail of close-grained beech, curved so as to determine their vibrating lengths, and attached to the sound-board by dowels. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 This rose and azure Dragon, crouching softly Upon the satin skin, close-grained and white. India's Love Lyrics We can be like some obstinate black rock, washed over for ever by the Atlantic surges, and yet so close-grained that only the surface is moistened, and, an inch within, it is dry. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Wood of good quality, but light, fairly hard and strong, tough, close-grained. Seasoning of Wood A heart that has been disciplined by it, and still is undisciplined, is like iron hammered on an anvil, and made the more close-grained thereby. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Brown metamorphic slate, close-grained in places, dips away from the inlet, presenting edges to ice-action, which has given rise to a singularly beautiful and striking surface, polished and grooved and fluted. Travels in Alaska But when you say that the cylinder is made of close-grained iron thick enough to be rebored, if necessary, you have created a picture that does not call for doubt. Business Correspondence He took from a niche a small piece of close-grained marble, about a foot square, and laid it before me. Prince Zaleski Wood light, soft, not strong, often quite tough and close-grained. Seasoning of Wood Thus did the seat of government and its needs drive another wedge of loose construction into close-grained theory. The United States of America, Part 1 It is very hardy, and the roots are close-grained, solid, and equally good for the table and the family cow. The Home Acre The base of these hills was of close-grained white-coloured granite, or whinstone: the summits of good freestone: on the sides several good pieces of iron ore were picked up. Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales Its flesh is white, close-grained, and tender, resembling the legs of the frog, and has a very savory flavor. Three Acres and Liberty The wood has great torsional strength, excelling most of the soft woods in this respect, of coarse texture, close-grained and compact structure, takes a fine polish. Seasoning of Wood The silver-grey stone, cut, if it came from this neighbourhood at all, from some now forgotten quarry, has the fine, close-grained texture of antique marble. Miscellaneous Studies; a series of essays The basket was close-grained and smooth inside, but although brimful at the commencement of operations, it was emptied by the elephant as though it had been cleansed with a dry sponge. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 Those from Chateau-Gontier are formed of very close-grained quartzite granite of a greenish color streaked with black. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples It was, or appeared to be, of ebony, or some such close-grained black wood, and was bound in every direction with flat bands of iron. She Wood heavy, strong, close-grained, durable in contact with the soil. Seasoning of Wood 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. The Sign of the Four The limestone of the country, close-grained and of marble whiteness yet worked with comparative ease with crude implements, had been wrought by cunning craftsmen into bowls and urns and vases of considerable grace and beauty. Tarzan the Terrible These close-grained woods are less easily penetrated by insects, and it is fancied that book-worms dislike the aromatic scents of cedar, sandal wood, and Russia leather. The Library Set in the close-grained wood Were quaint devices; Patterns in ambers, And in the clouded green of jades. Sword Blades and Poppy Seed Wood heavy, hard, strong, close-grained, durable in contact with the soil. Seasoning of Wood Wood heavy, hard, strong, close-grained, and takes a fine polish. Seasoning of Wood Wood white, tinged with orange; heavy, hard, tough, and close-grained, works well and stands well. Seasoning of Wood Wood soft, light, not strong, close-grained, and very flexible. Seasoning of Wood |
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