|grānd adjective
Etymology: partly from grain (I) + -ed; partly from past participle of grain (II)
1.
a. : having, consisting of, or producing grains — usually used with a modifier specifying kind or quantity
small- grained wheat
a fine- grained gunpowder
a many- grained grass
b. : granular
boiled the sugar solution down to a grained consistency
2.
a. : having a grain — usually used with a modifier specifying the kind
a straight- grained wood
an open- grained fibrous material
a tough- grained writer
b. : treated (as by painting or staining) to exhibit a grain
a painted and grained commode
3.
a. : having or treated so as to have a surface marked by a roughness or by distributed or stratified prominences or ridges
grained leather
b. of the edge of a coin : milled
• grain·ed·ness |grānə̇dnə̇s noun -es