Words Like GRAINING

We have put together a list of words that are similar to GRAINING.

5 Alternative Words Similar to graining

1 Woodgraining Noun      Synonym Words Like Woodgraining
2 Grain Noun      Synonym Words Like Grain
3 Indentation Noun      Synonym Words Like Indentation
4 Roughening Noun      Synonym Words Like Roughening
5 Dace Noun      Variant Words Like Dace

10 definitions of graining

1 Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins.
2 A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised.
3 Painting or staining, in imitation of the grain of wood, stone, etc.
4 The process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt.
5 A small European fresh-water fish (Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dobule, and dace.
6 a texture like that of wood
7 The act or process of producing a grain or a grained or fibrous appearance on the surface of a material; the appearance so produced. Specifically— The milling of a coin.
8 In painting, the act or process of producing an imitation of the color and arrangement of the grain or fibers of wood; the appearance so produced
9 The act of grinding lithographic stones together with fine sand to give a certain mat or grain to the surface
10 In leathermaking, the artificial markings on the surface of a skin to imitate morocco and other varieties of leather
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