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cross grained

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cross-grained

[kraws-greynd, kros-]
–adjective
1. having the grain running transversely or diagonally, or having an irregular or gnarled grain, as timber.
2. stubborn; perverse.

Origin:
1640–50


cross-grainedly, adverb
cross-grainedness, noun
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