grained Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: G R EY1 N D
What Does Grained Mean?
Grained is an adjective that means Having a grain or grains. It can also mean Stained with an imitation wood grain. As a verb, it means simple past and past participle of grain. As a verb, it means To feed grain to.
Grained Definition (Adjective)
- Having a grain or grains.
- Stained with an imitation wood grain.
- Having a specified type of grain.
close-grained
Grained as a Verb
- simple past and past participle of grain
Verb
- To feed grain to.
- To make granular; to form into grains.
- To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
- To texture a surface in imitation of the grain of a substance such as wood.
- (tanning) To remove the hair or fat from a skin.
- (tanning) To soften leather.
- To yield fruit.
Adjective
- (in combination) Having a specified type of grain e.g. close-grained
Synonyms of Grained
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Grained synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Grained
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Grained in a Sentence
close-grained
long-grained rice
Word Forms & Grammar
grained (not comparable)
grained
Words That Rhyme With Grained
Origin of Grained
From grain + -ed. Piecewise doublet of corned.