rough-grained fabric
- noun
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- She disliked wearing rough-grained fabric because it irritated her skin.
Examples
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The coat was made from a rough-grained fabric that provided extra warmth during winter.
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Many upholstery materials use rough-grained fabric to create a rustic look.
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The jacket is made from rough-grained fabric.
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I love the texture of this rough-grained fabric!
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The coat was made from a rough-grained fabric that provided extra warmth during winter.
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Many upholstery materials use rough-grained fabric to create a rustic look.
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She disliked wearing rough-grained fabric because it irritated her skin.
How Rough
Surface Forms
Morphology
rough-grained + fabric
The meaning is directly compositional: 'rough-grained' describes a coarse or uneven surface (rough + grained) and 'fabric' names a textile, so the phrase denotes a textile with a coarse/uneven texture. This adjective+noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Rough-grained fabric comes from a simple picture: cloth with many tiny bumps or 'grains' on its surface, so the word grained shows the small raised parts and rough shows how it feels. So, the phrase means 'fabric that feels rough to the touch'.