What is another word for graining?

Pronunciation: [ɡɹˈe͡ɪnɪŋ] (IPA)

Graining is a term that is associated with woodwork finishing, which involves applying a specific pattern or texture to the surface of the wood. However, there are several synonyms that can also be used in place of graining. These include striating, veining, marbling, patterning, and figuring. Striating involves creating fine lines or ridges on the surface of the wood, while veining is similar to graining but focuses more on replicating the look of natural wood veins. Marbling, on the other hand, imitates the look of marble, patterning is a more general term for creating any type of pattern, and figuring involves creating a unique, distinctive grain pattern in the wood.

What are the hypernyms for Graining?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Graining?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for graining (as nouns)

Usage examples for Graining

It was proposed to send to France for Peter Blondeau, who had invented and improved a machine and method for making all coins 'with the most beautiful polish and equality on the edge, or with any proper inscription or graining.
"Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete Transcribed From The Shorthand Manuscript In The Pepysian Library Magdalene College Cambridge By The Rev. Mynors Bright"
Samuel Pepys Commentator: Lord Braybrooke
Its walls were mostly panelled with dull, shabby graining over many coats of paint.
"The Heart of Unaga"
Ridgwell Cullum
The Chinese profess that for their exquisite carvings the ivory of Ceylon excels all other, both in density of texture and in delicacy of tint; but in the European market, the ivory of Africa, from its more distinct graining and other causes, obtains a higher price.
"Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon"
J. Emerson Tennent

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