fine-grained
being of fine grain or texture, as certain types of wood, leather, etc.
Photography. fine-grain.
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How to use fine-grained in a sentence
At best, the artist gives us a fine-grained picture of her subjects, a picture that allows us to see them aright.
Consider, for example, that all of the questions about the economy were very fine-grained.
fine-grained quartzose sandstone, of a purplish hue, resembling a rock on the banks of the Severn, near Bridgenorth.
Very compact and fine-grained reddish granular quartz, with a glistening lustre, and flat conchoidal fracture.
It is of fine-grained sandstone, is drilled longitudinally through the center and decorated as shown.
The Swastika | Thomas Wilson
Fig. 371 shows a similar object of fine-grained sandstone from Lewis County, Ky.
The Swastika | Thomas WilsonIt looks like it might be ane of thae fine-grained white anes that mak' such grand furniture.
Freckles | Gene Stratton-Porter
British Dictionary definitions for fine-grained
(of wood, leather, etc) having a fine smooth even grain
detailed, in-depth, or involving fine detail
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