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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Example Sentences

So everyone is concerned about tyres - and in particular graining, where the surface tears and grip is lost.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

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

“There was significant graining, scratches and fading, all the things you’d expect from television footage dating back nearly half a century.”

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2014

Painter's Manual.—A complete practical guide to house and sign painting, graining, varnishing, polishing, kalsomining, papering, lettering, staining, gilding, glazing, silvering, analysis of colors, harmony, contrast, &c.

From The Nursery, January 1877, Volume XXI, No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers by Various