woodgraining

8.1

A way that makes something look like real wood by painting or finishing it

noun

Specialized

: texturización de madera

The artist's skill in woodgraining made the metal door look just like natural oak.

Examples

Many furniture restorers use woodgraining techniques to give old items a fresh, natural look.
Modern paints and tools make woodgraining much easier for DIY home decorators.
The artist used woodgraining techniques to enhance the furniture's appearance.
Is woodgraining a difficult skill to master?
Many furniture restorers use woodgraining techniques to give old items a fresh, natural look.
Modern paints and tools make woodgraining much easier for DIY home decorators.
The artist's skill in woodgraining made the metal door look just like natural oak.

Synonyms

wood grain

vswoodgraining

2 3.0

The lines and patterns you see on the surface of wood that its long thin parts make

refers to producing an imitation of that natural appearance rather than being original

woodgrain

vswoodgraining

1 4.5

Lines and patterns on wood that show the direction of its fibres

is about making a similar looking texture rather than the natural surface

graining

vswoodgraining

7.7

A surface that looks like the lines in wood

is the process creating that imitation effect rather than the final pattern

Surface Forms

woodgraining singular

woodgrainings plural

Morphology

woodgraining = wood + grain (transparent) = wood + grain + ing

The meaning follows directly from wood + grain + -ing: the act or result of making something resemble the grain of wood.

Etymology

Woodgraining is built from the simple parts wood, meaning 'wood', and grain, meaning the 'lines' or 'pattern' you see in wood, with -ing showing an action. So woodgraining is the process of making a surface look like real wood by adding those grain lines.