"graining" in the noun sense
1. graining, woodgraining
a texture like that of wood
"graining" in the verb sense
1. ingrain, grain
thoroughly work in
"His hands were grained with dirt"
2. grain
paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
3. granulate, grain
form into grains
4. granulate, grain
become granular
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