Dictionary![]() ![]() cross-grainedPronunciation: (krôs'grānd', kros'-), [key] —adj. 1. having the grain running transversely or diagonally, or having an irregular or gnarled grain, as timber. 2. stubborn; perverse. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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