grained

adj — 3 senses

grained

adj

Etymology From grain + -ed. Piecewise doublet of corned.

1

Having a grain or grains.

2

Stained with an imitation wood grain.

3

In compounds Having a specified type of grain.

  • close-grained
  • long-grained rice
Derived terms
nanograined, ungrained
Hyponyms
close-grained, coarse-grained, cross-grained, fine-grained, hard-grained, long-grained, rough-grained, short-grained, small-grained

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