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GRAINING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does graining mean?
• GRAINING (noun)
The noun GRAINING has 1 sense:
1. a texture like that of wood
Familiarity information: GRAINING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A texture like that of wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
graining; woodgraining
Hypernyms ("graining" is a kind of...):
grain (the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric)
Derivation:
grain (paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood)
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