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Princeton's WordNet
graining, woodgrainingnoun
a texture like that of wood
Wiktionary
grainingnoun
The practice of imitating woodgrain on a surface in order to increase that surface's aesthetic appeal.
Wikipedia
Graining
Graining is the practice of imitating wood grain on a non-wood surface, or on relatively undesirable wood surface, in order to give it the appearance of a rare or higher quality wood, thereby increase that surface's aesthetic appeal. Graining was common in the 19th century, as people were keen on imitating hard, expensive woods by applying a superficial layer of paint onto soft, inexpensive woods or other hard surfaces. Graining can be accomplished using either rudimentary tools or highly specialized tools. A specialized thick brush used for graining is often called a mottler. Fan brushes, floggers, softening brushes, texture combs and even fingers are used to create various effects. The painting is carried out in layers, with the first layer being a base. Today that is usually done with latex paint in a gold or orange or tan tone, depending on the type of wood the artist is aiming to imitat. A second layer of tempera or thinned paint is applied over the dry base, by means of a sponge or large inexpensive brush. During the 19th century, however, brushes were more commonly used. It can also be applied on bricks and brass, as is more common today.Graining can also mean the production of any artificial texture on any surface. For example, in printing, making the smooth metal sheets used in modern printing processes coarse. A stoneworking equivalent of graining is marbling.
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graining
Graining is a technique used in painting, drawing, and printmaking to create a texture or pattern that resembles the grain of wood or other materials. This is often done for aesthetic purposes or to give objects like furniture, doors, or walls a more rustic or natural appearance. It may also refer to the process of gradual improvement or refinement, as in 'graining knowledge' or 'graining skills'. In material science, graining refers to the arrangement, size, and orientation of the crystals in a polycrystalline material.
Webster Dictionary
Grainingnoun
indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins
Grainingnoun
a process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised
Grainingnoun
painting or staining, in imitation of the grain of wood, atone, etc
Grainingnoun
the process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt
Grainingnoun
a small European fresh-water fish (Leuciscus vulgaris); - called also dobule, and dace
Wikidata
Graining
Graining is the practice of imitating wood grain on a non-wood surface in order to increase that surface's aesthetic appeal. Graining was common in the 19th century, as people were keen on imitating hard, expensive woods by applying a superficial layer of paint onto soft, inexpensive woods. Graining can be accomplished using either rudimentary tools or highly specialized graining tools. A specialized thick brush used for graining is often called a mottler. It is carried out in layers, with the first layer being a base, and then a second layer applied later, today usually by means of a sponge. During the 19th century, however, brushes were more commonly used. Graining can also be applied on bricks and brass, as is more common today. Graining can also mean the production of any artificial texture on any surface. For example in printing, by making the smooth metal sheets used in modern printing processes coarse. A stone working equivalent of graining is marbling. A book entitled The Museum of Antiquity, in which a description is given of the Egyptian trades three thousand years ago, the following:Boxes, chairs, tables, etc., were often made of ebony inlaid with ivory,sycamore, and acacia veneering with thin layers and carved devices of rare woods added as ornament on inferior surfaces; and a fondness for display induced the Egyptians to paint common boards to imitate foreign varieties so generally practiced at the present day. The colors were usually applied on a thin coating of stucco or a ground smoothly laid on prepared wood and the various knots and grains made to resemble the wood they were intended to counterfeit. This account would appear to indicate that grainers were a professional class of artisans over three thousand years ago. Perhaps the principal reason why a decorator should be conversant with the production of graining is that sooner or later in his career he will may be called upon to execute it. This being so, he should be in a position to supply the demand.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Graining
grān′ing, n. a kind of dace found in the Mersey and in Swiss lakes: a small fish of the same genus, resembling the dace.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of graining in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of graining in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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