graining

I could see the graining of the marble through the silk.

The patterns of the graining suggested strange images to him.

Surface graining may also be seen in some cases.

Graining can also be applied on bricks and brass, as is more common today.

Some had harsh graining that would spoil the features, others were too dark.

"Graining" was meant to imitate woods of higher quality that were more difficult to work.

In fine graining, layers are built up using water colors and finished with an oil glaze.

The false graining was done by using turkey feathers.

Graining can also mean the production of any artificial texture on any surface.

False wood graining was restored or recreated in both rooms.

It seemed to be made of curves, with no straight lines at all, and the wood was polished to bring out strange graining.

A careful examination, however, reveals that the wood graining plays a vital role in its design.

"We didn't even know there was blue graining on the interior until we restored it."

The interior is upholstered to match the painted royal-blue graining.

The graining sets up parallel lines or concentric rings.

Yet nature has set its own contrapuntal rhythm as the wood graining follows or contradicts the forms.

This procedure is known as coarse graining.

Courses on making painted rugs, quilting, tin painting and wood graining will be offered.

He could see the graining of the wooden table and the words she had written and the chip in the goblet's foot.

The graining in the sheathing wood was high, for the dust had cut down the softer wood.

A low table of some remarkable wood, sawn across knots and knurls to show the intricate graining.

Up to 100 pieces, chosen for their distinctive graining, are glued together in layers before he begins to turn the wood on a lathe.

There will be five-session courses on advanced graining and advanced marbleizing.

Graining is the practice of imitating wood grain on a non-wood surface in order to increase that surface's aesthetic appeal.

The replacement of a fine-grained description with a lower-resolution coarse-grained model is called coarse graining.