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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

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More importantly, in a race expected to be dominated by tyre graining, Ferrari’s tyre wear has looked if anything better than Red Bull’s this weekend.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

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

Howard Jerome, 83, makes about $1,300 a month through a combination of social security and pension from a calcium graining plant where he was a foreman.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2018

Nohnan Lounsberry of Wilmington, for instance, received an 1873 patent for improving a machine for “pebbling and graining wet skins.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 12, 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