Graining

Graining
Graining Grain"ing, n. 1. Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

2. A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised. [1913 Webster]

3. Painting or staining, in imitation of the grain of wood, stone, etc. [1913 Webster]

4. (Soap Making) The process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt. [1913 Webster]


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