curly-grained

Thân thiện

The carpenter selects a curly-grained oak board for the cabinet door.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having an irregular grain pattern: Describes timber or wood where the fibers or grain do not run in a straight, parallel direction but instead run in a wavy, irregular, or interlocked pattern.

Usage

• This term is a technical adjective used almost exclusively in the context of woodworking, carpentry, and timber description.
• It describes a specific physical property of wood that affects its workability, strength, and appearance.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to be curly-grained": The standard adjectival phrase.
  • The old walnut plank was beautifully curly-grained.

Variants and Related Words

• Wavy-grained (adj): A near-synonym, often used interchangeably to describe wood with a undulating grain pattern.
• Interlocked grain (n): A more specific technical term for a type of curly grain where the fiber direction reverses periodically.
• Figure (n): In woodworking, "figure" refers to the decorative pattern on wood, which can be caused by curly grain, among other factors.

Synonyms

• Wavy-grained: Having a grain that forms waves.
• Cross-grained: Having fibers running across the main axis, often implying difficulty in working. (Note: This can be a broader or more specific term depending on context.)

Antonyms

• Straight-grained: Having fibers running parallel and straight along the length of the timber.
• Even-grained: Having a uniform and consistent grain pattern.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cross-grained
• wavy-grained