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OVERGRAINER [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Finishing
  • Wallpapering and Painting
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

A brush used for overgraining.

OBS

overgrain (v.): to grain over (a grained surface) in painting so as to enrich or emphasize the effect.

OBS

overgrainer: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finitions (Construction)
  • Papiers peints et peintures (application)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Sortes de brosses à peindre en soies noires ou blanches, qui sont destinées à étendre les glacis dans l'imitation des bois. Il en existe plusieurs types (à crans, à peigne, en brosse, à papillon).

OBS

spalter : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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