degrain

1 of 2

transitive verb

de·​grain

(ˈ)dē+

: to remove the grain from

degrain

2 of 2

noun

de·​grain

ˈdē+ˌ-

: a degrained leather

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

de- + grain (noun)

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