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Grained definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRA'INED, a. Rough; made less smooth.
1. Dyed in grain; ingrained.

Merriam Webster's

adjective see grain I

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Grain Grain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grained; p. pr. & vb. n. Graining.] 1. To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. 2. To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains. 3. To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc.).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Grained Grained, a. 1. Having a grain; divided into small particles or grains; showing the grain; hence, rough. 2. Dyed in grain; ingrained. Persons lightly dipped, not grained, in generous honesty, are but pale in goodness. --Sir T. Browne. 3. Painted or stained in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. 4. (Bot.) Having tubercles or grainlike processes, as the petals or sepals of some flowers.