It was, or appeared to be, of ebony, or some such close-grained black wood, and was bound in every direction with flat bands of iron.
The hard, close-grained timber requires days of hewing and sawing to get it severed.
The stone of which this was composed was of a whitish cast, close-grained and hard, but not heavy.
Throughout this volume, macro -micro relations, close-grained linguistic analysis, and formal issues are treated in careful and innovative ways.
The cask is made of very close-grained oak.
In addition, the wood is hard, heavy, close-grained, can take a high polish, and repels dry wood termites.
