Thesaurus: grainer
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.
Related headwords
skinsdefinitiongraindefinitiongrainingdefinitiongrainsdefinitionbatedefinitionbrushdefinitioncalleddefinitiondungdefinitioneffectsdefinitionflexibilitydefinitiongivedefinitionhairdefinitionimitationdefinitioninfusiondefinitionknifedefinitionlimedefinitionmarbledefinitionneutralizedefinitionpaintsdefinitiontakingdefinitiontannersdefinitiontooldefinitionwooddefinitiongrain alcoholfamilygrain blowerfamilygrain cleanerfamilygrain fieldfamilygrain merchantfamily
Definitions
- n. 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.
- n. A knife for taking the hair off skins.
- n. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining.
- 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.
- n. 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. n. A knife for taking the hair off skins. n. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining.