GRAINER

Etymology

Noun

grainer (plural grainers)

A knife for taking the hair off skins.

An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.

One who grains (paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc).

A brush or tool used for such painting.

(rail transportation, US) A type of railroad car that carries grain.

Anagrams

• Garnier, Granier, angrier, earring, rangier, rearing

Source: Wiktionary


Grain"er, n.

1. An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.

2. A knife for taking the hair off skins.

3. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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