ALL meanings of cross-grained
cross-grained
C c - adjective cross-grained (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece 3
- adjective cross-grained perverse, cantankerous, or stubborn 3
- adjective cross-grained having a grain that is irregular or that runs across the longitudinal axis 3
- adjective cross-grained cantankerous; contrary; perverse 3
- adjective cross-grained having the grain running transversely or diagonally, or having an irregular or gnarled grain, as timber. 1
- adjective cross-grained stubborn; perverse. 1