Word Meanings - CODILLA - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The coarse tow of flax and hemp. McElrath.

COARSE
was anciently written course, or cours, it may be an abbreviation of of course, in the common manner of proceeding, common, and hence, homely, made for common domestic use, plain, rude, rough, gross, e. 1. Large in bulk, or composed of large parts
COARSELY
In a coarse manner; roughly; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly; meanly.
COARSEN
To make coarse or vulgar; as, to coarsen one's character. Graham.
COARSENESS
The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; melegance; vulgarity; grossness; as, coarseness of food, texture, manners, or language. "The coarseness of the sackcloth." Dr. H. More. Pardon the coarseness of the illustration. L'Estrange.
COARSE-GRAINED
Having a coarse grain or texture, as wood; hence, wanting in refinement.