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VEINAGE [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Woodworking
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
  • Furniture Industries
Key term(s)
  • pattern of grain
  • pattern of wood grain

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail du bois
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
  • Industrie du meuble
DEF

[...] motif formé par le fil du bois à la surface d'une pièce.

OBS

Il peut varier selon l'essence du bois et l'endroit précis où la pièce est prélevée dans la bille. Le veinage peut être de fil, flammé, maillé...

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-05-17

English

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

Simulating a grain such as wood or marble on a painted surface by applying a translucent stain, then working it into suitable patterns with tools such as special combs, brushes, and rags.

CONT

Graining was a common wood finish because different kinds of wood could be imitated, displaying elaborate and decorative wood grains.

OBS

The term "graining" is used both for wood and marble finishes.

OBS

graining: term standardized by ISO.

French

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

Reproduction au moyen d'un matériel approprié et d'un produit de peinture de l'aspect et de la texture de la surface du bois. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

Aspect particulier, généralement décoratif, du bois veiné.

OBS

Le terme anglais «graining» s'applique autant au faux-fini du bois qu'au faux-fini du marbre alors qu'en français, il existe des termes spécifiques pour ces deux notions.

OBS

grainage : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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