- 1. a. Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing. Source: opted
- 2. a. Perverse; untractable; contrary. Source: opted
- 3. 1. Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing. If the stuff proves crossgrained, . . . then you must turn your stuff to plane it the contrary way. Moxon. 2. Perverse; untractable; contrary. She was none of your crossgrained, termagant, scolding jades. Arbuthnot. Source: webster
- 4. a. Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing. a. Perverse; untractable; contrary. Source: ecdict
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