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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, the shilling plates of parenchymatous tissue (medullary rays) seen in the stems of exogenous wood when these stems are cut in a longitudinal radial direction.
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The "quartering" of the lumber used in ornamental work is produced by sawing the logs, which have been split in quarters, so that the silver-grain shows on the faces of the boards.
Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895
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