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Grammar : Adj
Spell : fahyn-greynd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪnˈgreɪnd



Definition of fine-grained

  • As in incompressible : adj firm
  • As in pulverous : adj fine
  • As in pulverulent : adj fine
  • As in delicate : adj dainty, weak
  • As in filmy : adj finespun, fragile
  • As in fine : adj dainty, delicate; sheer
  • As in firm : adj inflexible
Example sentences :
  • Choose a fine-grained leg of wether mutton, of twelve or fourteen pounds weight; cut it ham shape, and let it hang two days.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • An' they're too fine-grained to scratch other folks the wrong way.
  • Extract from : « Peggy Stewart at School » by Gabrielle E. Jackson
  • Ebony is hard and fine-grained, like ivory, and it takes a high polish.
  • Extract from : « Forests of Maine » by Jacob S. Abbott
  • The wood is fine-grained and makes a most beautiful interior finish.
  • Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway
  • Flesh reddish-orange, fine-grained, mild, and well flavored.
  • Extract from : « The Field and Garden Vegetables of America » by Fearing Burr
  • The skin is fine-grained, not woolly but fine-haired, like a deer.
  • Extract from : « Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia » by Thomas Forester
  • Most of them are of tufa covered with stucco; the rest are of fine-grained limestone.
  • Extract from : « Pompeii, Its Life and Art » by August Mau
  • The wood is very heavy, hard, fine-grained, and is nearly black.
  • Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
  • Their flesh is fine-grained, crisp, firm, or fine and delicate.
  • Extract from : « British Pomology » by Robert Hogg
  • To get the best results it should be fine-grained and of the best quality.
  • Extract from : « Candy-Making at Home » by Mary M. Wright

Synonyms for fine-grained

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