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graining

British  
/ ˈɡreɪnɪŋ /

noun

  1. the pattern or texture of the grain of wood, leather, etc

  2. the process of painting, printing, staining, etc, a surface in imitation of a grain

  3. a surface produced by such a process

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ferrari have proved strong recently at circuits where there are high levels of graining - think Las Vegas at the end of last year and Australia this year.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024

You can try some of the old techniques that are still used, such as satin brushing and circular graining.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2023

They had underestimated the resilience of the hard tyres – boosted by the higher temperatures on Sunday that reduced graining.

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2019

The first recorded flood was in 1780, just a few years after three Quaker brothers from Bucks County, Pa. — Joseph, Andrew and John Ellicott — founded what became a center of milling and graining.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2016

The learner must have some sample pieces of varnished rosewood before him when graining.

From Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1 The advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements by Porter, Rufus

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