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QUILTED GRAIN [1 record]

Record 1 1999-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

Figure resembling quilted, i.e. cross-lined, fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
OBS

matelassé : Qualifie l'aspect particulier, pommelé, d'un bois dont la surface tangentielle ressemble à un tissu capitonné, c.-à-d. pincé suivant des lignes régulières.

Spanish

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