grained

[ greynd ]

adjective
  1. having, reduced to, consisting of, or bearing grain or grains (usually used in combination): fine-grained sand; large-grained rice.

  2. having a granular form, structure, or surface: wood and other grained materials.

  1. having an artificially produced granular texture or pattern: grained kid.

  2. marked by a particular quality (usually used in combination): tough-grained journalism.

Origin of grained

1
First recorded in 1520–30; grain + -ed3

Other words from grained

  • grained·ness [greynd-nis, grey-nid-], /ˈgreɪnd nɪs, ˈgreɪ nɪd-/, noun
  • non·grained, adjective
  • un·grained, adjective
  • well-grained, adjective

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