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：2025/11/19
against the grain
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Prepositional phrase
of sanding or planing a piece of wood
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
木工において、研磨や削り作業で刃物が木目に沿わずに逆方向に作用することで、木材の表面が滑らかにならず、毛羽立ちや大きな欠片が形成される状態を指す。
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(woodworking, of sanding or planing a piece of wood) Preventing a smooth, level surface from being formed by raising the nap of the wood or causing larger splinters to form ahead of the cutting tool below the cutting surface.
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against the grain
Sanding the oak against the grain raised the nap and produced large splinters ahead of the plane.
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Sanding the oak against the grain raised the nap and produced large splinters ahead of the plane.
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