English Explanatory Dictionary

quartersaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

Cut radially (towards the heart of the log), at right angles to the growth rings, for stability or the production of decorative patterns.

Word forms

quartersaw quartersaws quartersawing quartersawed quartersawn quarter saw quarter-saw

Etymology

From quarter + saw.

Related words

flatsawn plainsawn riftsawn

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