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Graining   Listen
noun
Graining  n.  
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.
(Soap Making) The process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt.





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"Graining" Quotes from Famous Books



... candies, the sugar can be kept from graining by adding a teaspoonful of vinegar or ...
— The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) - The Whole Comprising A Comprehensive Cyclopedia Of Information For - The Home • Mrs. F.L. Gillette
... devils," Bud observed hopefully. "We could take it easy, traveling when it's coolest. And by packing light, and graining the whole bunch—" ...
— Cabin Fever • B. M. Bower


Words linked to "Graining" :   woodgraining, grain


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