The rock here is a porphyritic granite (porhyritic meaning that the stone has large-grained crystals, such as feldspar or quartz, dispersed in a fine-grained feldspathic matrix or groundmass). ❋ Greygirlbeast (2010)
The difference in temperature between the warm ground and cold snow causes the flakes to form large-grained, square or cup-shaped facets, known as depth hoar, which don't bond well. ❋ Unknown (2008)
It had happened at the dinner at the funeral of Kostukov that the old deacon saw among the savouries some large-grained caviare and began eating it greedily; people nudged him, tugged at his arm, but he seemed petrified with enjoyment: felt nothing, and only went on eating. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Some are large-grained, of a pink colour, and appear in blocks, which, flaking off under the influence of the atmosphere, form ooidal blocks and boulders piled in irregular heaps. ❋ Unknown (2003)
On the plain to the north of the Jebel el-Abyaz also, I found curdles of porphyritic trap, and parallel trap-dykes, cutting the courses of large-grained grey granite: as many as three outcrops of the former appeared within fourteen yards. ❋ Unknown (2003)
I return then to my large-grained powder, which removes those difficulties. ❋ Unknown (2003)
“We shall have to employ a large-grained powder,” continued the major; “its combustion is more rapid than that of the small.” ❋ Unknown (2003)
The stones at the bottom of the rivers appeared very fine, large-grained, dark coloured granite, of a kind quite different from the mountain rocks, or from any stones which they had ever seen in the colony. ❋ Unknown (2002)
The large-grained surface snow was glittering like millions of tiny mirrors, and two bearded and grizzled figures emerged from a Scott tent among clusters of black volcanic rocks. ❋ Wheeler, Sarah (1996)
The white, black, or purple large-grained types are made into bread and other baked foods. ❋ Unknown (1996)
Starch - in certain countries, notably the Netherlands, Denmark and the USA, considerable quantities of potatoes are used for the preparation of a large-grained starch, which is used by the food, paper and textile industries, in the manufacture of adhesives, in the preparation of modified starch products such as amylopectin, and for the preparation of glucose and dextrins, etc. ❋ Unknown (1987)
Potato starch is large-grained, contains 25 per cent amylose and ❋ Unknown (1987)
The large-grained, unpolished rice sold at "Food-Reform" stores at 3d. per lb. absorbs the water and cooks much more easily than a smaller variety sold at 2d. ❋ Florence Daniel (N/A)
From a wild grass he has produced the large-grained nutritious wheat. ❋ A. W. Duncan (N/A)
I had of course abundant opportunities for examining the structure of the ice, and I found in all parts of the fall the same large-grained material, breaking up, when cut, into the usual prismatic nuts. ❋ Unknown (1881)
Mr. Cameron states that "the kind of sugar which is both healthful and economical, is the dry, large-grained and light-colored variety." ❋ Unknown (1872)
"Well, I don't want to hurry," muttered Saxe, as he began to glide down the beautiful sloping curve, with the crisp large-grained snow hissing and flying down before him. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)
The vessel had been built of large-grained oak, which was mostly in a good state of preservation, although discolored, and the iron spikes and bolts were still strong. ❋ Unknown (1868)
