grained

[ greynd ]

/ greɪnd /

having, reduced to, consisting of, or bearing grain or grains (usually used in combination): fine-grained sand; large-grained rice.

having a granular form, structure, or surface: wood and other grained materials.

having an artificially produced granular texture or pattern: grained kid.

marked by a particular quality (usually used in combination): tough-grained journalism.

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First recorded in 1520–30; grain + -ed³

grained·ness

[greynd-nis, grey-nid-], /ˈgreɪnd nɪs, ˈgreɪ nɪd-/, nounnon·grained, adjectiveun·grained, adjectivewell-grained, adjective

The work was not grained until October, 1886, and neither wax nor anything else was used for megilp.
Practical Graining|William E. (William Edmund) Wall
Oak may be grained in distemper—that is, using beer or alcohol for a vehicle with the color, instead of oil.
Practical Graining|William E. (William Edmund) Wall
Beware of false mantels, and grotesque grille-work, and imitation stained glass, and grained woodwork.
The House in Good Taste|Elsie de Wolfe
The nave has a ceiling, and there are deal doors, painted and grained to resemble oak.
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land|Charles G. Harper

The color if the wood is grained in its natural color is made from raw sienna weakened down to suit by the addition of whiting.
Graining and Marbling|Frederick Maire