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plain sawn

plain sawn is the past participle of plain saw.

Meaning of plain saw

Verb

plain saw (third-person singular simple present plain saws, present participle plain sawing, simple past plain sawed, past participle plain sawn)

  1. (transitive) To cut into boards using parallel cuts that are tangential to the growth rings.
    • Note the difference in dimension due to the Figure 2 shrinkage of the semi-dry piece, also the difference in "cut" of the boards; the shrunken board being quarter sawn, while the adjacent boards are plain sawn.1921, Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan - Volume 83, Issue 22, page 178

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What is plain sawn the past participle of?
Plain sawn is the past participle of plain saw.

Words near plain sawn in the dictionary

  1. plain radiography
  2. plain sailing
  3. plain saw
  4. plain sawed
  5. plain sawing
  6. plain sawn
  7. plain saws
  8. plain song
  9. plain songs
  10. plain speech
  11. plain tall

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