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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The practice of imitating woodgrain on a surface. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A small European freshwater fish (Leuciscus leuciscus); the dobule or dace.
3. 3
   a texture like that of wood wordnet
4. 4
   Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins. countable, uncountable

   "mark the edges of the rest with a graining"

5. 5
   A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   The process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of grain form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

woodgraining

Example

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"mark the edges of the rest with a graining"

Related phrases

coarse-grainingleuciscus leuciscus

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