Grainer

Grainer
Grainer Grain"er (gr[=a]n"[~e]r), n. 1. An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also {grains} and {bate.} [1913 Webster]

2. A knife for taking the hair off skins. [1913 Webster]

3. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Grainer — ist der Name folgender Personen: Christian Grainer (* 1964), erfolgreicher deutscher Koch Franz Grainer (1871 1948), deutscher Fotograf Ron Grainer (1922–1981), australischer Komponist Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • grainer — grener [ grəne ] v. <conjug. : 5> • XIIe; du rad. de grain 1 ♦ V. intr. Agric. Produire de la graine. Le blé grène mal cette année. 2 ♦ V. tr. Techn. Réduire en petits grains. (On dit aussi GRAINER [ grene ] <conjug. : 1> .) Grener de …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • grainer — (grè né) v. n. Voy. grener. SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE GRAINER. 2° Ajoutez en exemple : •   L opération délicate du grainage.... des Italiens, qui viennent acheter des cocons et grainer sur place, J. SANTY Mém. d Agric. etc. 1870 71, p. 266 …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • grainer — grain ► NOUN 1) wheat or other cultivated cereal used as food. 2) a single seed or fruit of a cereal. 3) a small, hard particle of a substance such as sand. 4) the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1 / 5760 of… …   English terms dictionary

  • Grainer evaporation process — The Grainer evaporation process is a method of producing salt.This method uses shallow open pans with steam heated immersion coils to evaporate the brine into salt. Sometimes it is paired with a partial vacuum, to speed evaporation.Compare… …   Wikipedia

  • grainer — noun see grain II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grainer — See grain. * * * …   Universalium

  • grainer — noun a) A knife for taking the hair off skins. b) An infusion of pigeons dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; called also grains and bate …   Wiktionary

  • Grainer — Шлифовщик; Зернильная машина …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • grainer — earring …   Anagrams dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”