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Later on he learned to be a painter and grainer, then a printer, a reporter, and finally an editorial writer.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper

Crystals form much better if the water is perfectly smooth, and to bring this about a very little oil is poured into the grainer.

From Diggers in the Earth by Tappan, Eva March

Painter and grainer it were vain   To say he was, before; And if he were, yet ne'er again   He'll darken here a door.

From Black Beetles in Amber by Bierce, Ambrose

For a perfect vacuum the brine is boiled at less than 100° F., while in an open pan or grainer it requires 226° to boil brine.

From Diggers in the Earth by Tappan, Eva March

An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain animals; Ð employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah