縷る述じゅつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

detailed explanation; minute description

Rare, formal term for explaining something in great detail, often in writing or formal speech. The kanji 縷 means 'thread' and suggests a fine, detailed unraveling of a topic.

• 彼かれは事じ件けんの経けい緯いを縷る述じゅつした。

  He gave a detailed account of the circumstances of the incident.

• この本ほんは当とう時じの社しゃ会かい情じょう勢せいを縷る述じゅつしている。

  This book describes the social conditions of that time in minute detail.