present participle of grain

The practice of imitating woodgrain on a surface. / Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins. / A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised.

A small European freshwater fish (Leuciscus leuciscus); the dobule or dace.

plural of graining

A village on the Isle of Grain, Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8876). / A surname.

(of timber) Having an irregular rather than a parallel grain. / (by extension) Difficult to deal with; contrary or troublesome.

Consisting of fine particles. / Having a fine, smooth texture. / (figuratively) Highly detailed.

Consisting of coarse particles. / Having a coarse, irregular texture. / (figuratively) inelegant; gross.

Having a rough grain or fiber. / (by extension, figuratively) Having coarse traits of character; not polished or refined.

Certain species of genus Oldenlandia