| 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. | |
| 1. | (Zool.) A small European fresh-water fish (Leuciscus vulgaris); - called also |
| Noun | 1. | graining - a texture like that of wood Synonyms: woodgraining |