graining

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun The fork of a tree.
• noun The method or practice of taking fish with grains. See grain.
• noun The act or process of producing a grain or a grained or fibrous appearance on the surface of a material; the appearance so produced. Specifically— The milling of a coin.
• noun In painting, the act or process of producing an imitation of the color and arrangement of the grain or fibers of wood; the appearance so produced
• noun The act of grinding lithographic stones together with fine sand to give a certain mat or grain to the surface
• noun In leathermaking, the artificial markings on the surface of a skin to imitate morocco and other varieties of leather
• noun In bookbinding, the making of a rough or fine pebbled surface, or a wrinkled or striated surface, on leather used for binding books.
• noun In watch-making, a similar process applied to the surface of movements, etc.
• noun A cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus lancastriensis, found in England, especially in the Mersey and its tributaries.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun (Zoöl.) A small European fresh-water fish (Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dobule, and dace.
• noun Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins.
• noun A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised.
• noun Painting or staining, in imitation of the grain of wood, stone, etc.
• noun (Soap Making) The process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• verb Present participle of grain.
• noun The practice of imitating woodgrain on a surface in order to increase that surface's aesthetic appeal.
• noun A small European freshwater fish (Leuciscus vulgaris); the dobule or dace.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a texture like that of wood