crossgrained

Isaac Kremer/ September 9, 2018/ / 0 comments

Having the grain transverse or oblique to the length; used particularly of boards in which, owing to the crookedness of the log from which they are cut, the grain lies diagonally or crooked in the plane or in the width of the board, such stuff being liable to chip under the plane, and difficult to work. (Sturgis, 1900)