What is "woodgrain"

Usage examples of "woodgrain".

And then, when she rose to her knees and began to trace the woodgrains on the floor, he was the one who realized what it meant.

When the gods made her feel her oppressive unworthiness, and her eyes began to search for woodgrain lines or her hands began to feel unbearably filthy, she would wait, trying to concentrate on what was happening at the moment and put off obedience as long as she could.

Since Father did not trace woodgrain lines, he had no need for that much austerity.

She was always conscious of her deep unworthiness before the gods, of her filthiness in their sight--even when they weren't requiring her to watch or trace woodgrain lines.

As they lay down, their mats touching edge-to-edge so that no woodgrain lines showed between them, Qing-jao noticed that there was gray light shining through the slats of the windows.

Of course, Wang-mu had been greatly relieved to learn that almost always tracing a single woodgrain line was enough--she had been afraid after that first time that Qing-jao would have to trace the whole floor every day.

If there were no woodgrain, the gods wouldn't require her to trace it.

To hold such a rebellious thought made her start searching for a woodgrain line to trace.

When I think of your face pressed close to the floor, tracing the woodgrain, I want to cut the bodies of those who forced this thing upon you, cut them until their blood makes lines, which I will gladly trace, to know that they've been punished.

When a man or woman somewhere in the world achieved some great honor, they would come to the House of Han Qing-jao, kneel down, and trace a woodgrain line.

She was always conscious of her deep unworthiness before the gods, of her filthiness in their sight-- even when they weren't requiring her to watch or trace woodgrain lines.

Of course, Wang-mu had been greatly relieved to learn that almost always tracing a single woodgrain line was enough-- she had been afraid after that first time that Qing-jao would have to trace the whole floor every day.

It had an oddly organic feeling to it, with pronounced woodgrains, and no exterior surface was ever left unornamented.