Definition of coarse

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Coarse (superl.) Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to fine; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread..

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Sieve :: Sieve (n.) A kind of coarse basket.
Borrel :: Borrel (n.) Coarse woolen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment..
Courtepy :: Courtepy (n.) A short coat of coarse cloth.
Barbotine :: Barbotine (n.) A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.
Burdock :: Burdock (n.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals..
Muslinet :: Muslinet (n.) A sort of coarse or light cotton cloth.
Gurgeons :: Gurgeons (n. pl.) Coarse meal.
Homely :: Homely (n.) Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; -- contrary to handsome.
Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton..
Gunny Cloth :: Gunny cloth () A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus (C. olitorius and C. capsularis), of India. The fiber is also used in the manufacture of cordage..
Coarsely :: Coarsely (adv.) In a coarse manner; roughly; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly; meanly.
Bran :: Bran (n.) The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain..
Stowed :: Stover (n.) Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay..
Swingle :: Swingle (v. t.) To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the woody substance from it; to scutch..
Gabarage :: Gabarage (n.) A kind of coarse cloth for packing goods.
Scrub :: Scrub (v. t.) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate..
Porkwood :: Porkwood (n.) The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree (Pisonia obtusata) of Florida and the West Indies. Also called pigeon wood, beefwood, and corkwood..
Till :: Till (n.) A kind of coarse, obdurate land..
Billingsgate :: Billingsgate (n.) Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry..
Staple :: Staple (n.) The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple..
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