"cross-grained" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cross-grained (not comparable)
  1. (of timber) Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of timber: having an irregular rather than a parallel grain): cros-snáitheach (Irish), hūmengemenge (Maori), rīrapa (Maori), tahatonga (Maori), takawiri (Maori)
    Sense id: en-cross-grained-en-adj-uRxerflW Disambiguation of 'of timber: having an irregular rather than a parallel grain': 97 3
  2. (by extension) Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome. Tags: broadly, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cross-grained-en-adj-K8O8CoaW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: knurl

Alternative forms

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