woodgrain

American  

[wood-greyn] / ˈwʊdˌgreɪn /

noun

1. a material or finish that imitates the natural grain of wood in pattern, color, and sometimes texture.

2. of or relating to woodgrain.

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Other Word Forms

• woodgraining noun

Etymology

Origin of woodgrain

wood ¹ + grain

Example Sentences

In one case, clays sourced from different locales are layered, their different compositions yielding a stunning surface with fine vertical fissures like woodgrain cracked open by fire.

From Los Angeles Times

As far as appearance goes, fiberglass doors offer a variety of woodgrain textures and stains that are often indistinguishable from wood.

From Seattle Times

The Ouija board was hand carved, the woodgrain beautifully polished, the pointer covered in purple velvet.

From The New Yorker

In both of them, he simplifies his vision of the nightmare sunset into bands and nodules of colour, almost like the flow of woodgrain.

From The Guardian

It shows a device styled after the company’s retro consoles, with fake woodgrain and slatted black plastic on top.

From The Verge