graining

Pluralgrainings

1. 1
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Painting a surface so that it looks like real wood.

   Like drawing fake wood lines on a plastic table so it looks like a real wooden one.

   The graining on the old door looked just like real oak.

   A skilled painter added graining to the cheap pine panels.

2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of grain. Use this form for the action as it is happening.

   The workers are graining the cabinet to look like real oak.

   Graining the door took him most of the afternoon.

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3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Small ridges or rough lines worked into a surface, like those on the edge of a coin.

   Like the tiny ridges on a key's edge that you can feel with your thumb.

   The graining around the coin's edge helps your fingers grip it.

   The graining on the tool's handle stopped it from slipping.

   Similarmilling, knurling, reeding

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4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A step in preparing leather that softens the skin and brings up its natural surface pattern.

   Like bending a stiff new shoe again and again until it turns soft.

   The graining made the stiff hide soft enough to fold easily.

   After the graining, the leather felt smooth and looked much richer.

5. 5
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A step in making soap that uses salt to separate the soap from the leftover liquid.

   Like adding salt to water so the oil rises up instead of staying mixed in.

   The graining pulled the soap to the top and left the waste below.

   Adding salt during the graining cleared the leftover lye from the soap.

   Similarsalting

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   A small freshwater fish found in European rivers, also called the dace.

   The boy caught a small graining in the river.

   A graining flashed silver as it turned in the current.

   Similardace, dobule

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